David Frye Quotes


I accept the responsibility but not the blame. Let me explain the difference. Those who are to blame lose their jobs. Those who are responsible do not.


Context

He was famous for his comical impressions of Richard M. Nixon.


Citations

David Frye, Comedian & Impressionist, Richard Nixon: A Fantasy, 1973

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David Frye
David Frye
  • Born: November 21, 1933
  • Died: January 24, 2011
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David Shapiro was an American comedian, specializing in comic imitations of famous political figures, most of whom were based on notable Americans, including former U.S. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, Vice Presidents Hubert Humphrey, Spiro Agnew, and Nelson Rockefeller, and Senator Bobby Kennedy, as well as film celebrities, e.g., George C. Scott, Henry Fonda, Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Jack Nicholson, Jack Palance and Rod Steiger, and media figures, e.g., William F. Buckley Jr. and Larry King.