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Clifton Fadiman: Insomnia is a...

Clifton Fadiman: Insomnia is a...

Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not...

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Clifton Fadiman: We prefer to...

Clifton Fadiman: We prefer to...

We prefer to believe that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a thought, whereas it may be...

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Clifton Fadiman: To divide one's...

Clifton Fadiman: To divide one's...

To divide one's life by years is of course to tumble into a trap set by our own arithmetic. The calendar consents to...

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Herman J Mankiewicz: You know it's...

Herman J Mankiewicz: You know it's...

You know it's hard to hear what a bearded man is saying. He can't speak above a whisker.

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Joan Didion: Writers are always...

Joan Didion: Writers are always...

Writers are always selling somebody out.

Source: Slouching Towards Bethlehem,...

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Billie Holiday: Sometimes it's worse...

Billie Holiday: Sometimes it's worse...

Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Marie Lloyd: A little of...

Marie Lloyd: A little of...

A little of what you fancy does you good.

Source: Song title
-- Marie Lloyd,...

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Marian Anderson: Sometimes you're overwhelmed...

Marian Anderson: Sometimes you're overwhelmed...

Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment....

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Frank Sinatra: If I had...

Frank Sinatra: If I had...

If I had done everything I'm credited with, I'd be speaking to you from a laboratory jar at...

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Steve Martin: You know what...

Steve Martin: You know what...

You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the...

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Robin Williams: Comedy is acting...

Robin Williams: Comedy is acting...

Comedy is acting out optimism.

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

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Joe E Lewis: I'm still chasing...

Joe E Lewis: I'm still chasing...

I'm still chasing girls. I don't remember what for, but I'm still chasing them.

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Woody Allen: Organized crime in...

Woody Allen: Organized crime in...

Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when...

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Bill Cosby: Even though your...

Bill Cosby: Even though your...

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep...

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Mel Brooks: Critics can't even...

Mel Brooks: Critics can't even...

Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back legs together.

Source: In...

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Dennis Miller: Human beings are...

Dennis Miller: Human beings are...

Human beings are human beings. They say what they want, don't they? They used to say it across the fence while they...

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Dennis Miller: After seven years...

Dennis Miller: After seven years...

After seven years of marriage, I'm sure of two things -- first, never wallpaper together, and second, you'll need two...

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Joan Rivers: If God wanted...

Joan Rivers: If God wanted...

If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.

Source: From a...

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Gracie Allen: My husband will...

Gracie Allen: My husband will...

My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine, too decent, too old. [said when George Burns was only 64. He...

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Rita Rudner: Most turkeys taste...

Rita Rudner: Most turkeys taste...

Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.

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