- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Monkey Quotes
From stuffed toys to scene-stealing extras.
This page mixes idiomatic uses of "monkey," like wearing a formal costume or dealing with a middleman instead of the person actually in charge, with behind-the-scenes acting stories about starting out in minor costumed roles. It's a playful contrast to our more serious Big quotes.
- Last Updated on Jul 31, 2026
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll confess that, from an early age, I was a huge fan of President Reagan because my parents bought me an enormous stuffed monkey that they named President Reagan - yes, I get it now.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love going into the centre of London because people don't give a monkey's about you or who you are. You can be in a restaurant and no one notices you or if they do they won't show it.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
My big break was back in the third grade playing the third monkey in 'Horton Hears a Who.'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fountain of youth is like the monkey's paw in the W. W. Jacobs story. It never ends well.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness which would do credit to any college student, but the monkey is serious because he itches.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a brand type guy and we want to make sure that 'Gas Monkey' is out there in every arena that we can be. I'm also never short on ideas and I usually try to get them out there at all times.
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- Nov 07, 2020