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Wilson Mizner: I've known countless...

Wilson Mizner: I've known countless...

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

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Wilson Mizner: A good listener...

Wilson Mizner: A good listener...

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.

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Wilson Mizner: Life's a tough...

Wilson Mizner: Life's a tough...

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

Source: In...

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Joseph Brodsky: Bad literature ....

Joseph Brodsky: Bad literature ....

Bad literature . . . is a form of treason.

Source: In NY Times, 1 Oct 72
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George Gordon Byron: Nothing can confound...

George Gordon Byron: Nothing can confound...

Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.

Source: In The...

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Emily Dickinson: Hope is the...

Emily Dickinson: Hope is the...

Hope is the thing with feathers --
That perches in the soul --
And sings the tunes without the words --
And...

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Emily Dickinson: Because I could...

Emily Dickinson: Because I could...

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And...

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George Bernard Shaw: If Pygmalion, is...

George Bernard Shaw: If Pygmalion, is...

If Pygmalion, is not good enough for your friends with its own verbal music, their talent must be altogether...

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Flip Wilson: Funny is an...

Flip Wilson: Funny is an...

Funny is an attitude.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection,...

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Bill Cosby: Civilization had too...

Bill Cosby: Civilization had too...

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

Source:...

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Joan Rivers: I succeeded by...

Joan Rivers: I succeeded by...

I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Joan Rivers: My routines come...

Joan Rivers: My routines come...

My routines come out of total unhappiness. My audiences are my group therapy.

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Beatrice Lillie: [R]eaction and laughter...

Beatrice Lillie: [R]eaction and laughter...

[R]eaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more inclined to forget its...

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Rita Rudner: Before I met...

Rita Rudner: Before I met...

Before I met my husband I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.

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Lucille Ball: Love yourself first...

Lucille Ball: Love yourself first...

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in...

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Amie Comeaux: Sometimes in spite...

Amie Comeaux: Sometimes in spite...

Sometimes in spite of difference
Sometimes against all odds
Some things are meant to happen
It's written in...

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Raquel Welch: I was not...

Raquel Welch: I was not...

I was not a classic mother. But my kids were never palmed off to boarding school. So, I didn't bake cookies. You can...

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Raquel Welch: Change excites me....

Raquel Welch: Change excites me....

Change excites me. I am fifty years old. It's when the mind catches up with the body.

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Rosalind Russell: Taking joy in...

Rosalind Russell: Taking joy in...

Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Virginia Graham: It is not...

Virginia Graham: It is not...

It is not done to let anybody be too happy. The moment two people seem to be enjoying one another's company, a good...

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