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Barbra Streisand: Success to me...

Barbra Streisand: Success to me...

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons, and eating only the top half of each one.

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Ilka Chase: When he said...

Ilka Chase: When he said...

When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to...

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Camille Paglia: Every man must...

Camille Paglia: Every man must...

Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed...

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John Lee  Hooker: To you and...

John Lee Hooker: To you and...

To you and all of my friends . . . especially my fellow mens . . . It's a big wide world . . . We come a long ways . ....

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B B King: Jazz is the...

B B King: Jazz is the...

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts...

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Groucho Marx: There is one...

Groucho Marx: There is one...

There is one way to find out if a man is honest -- ask him. If he says 'yes,' you know he's...

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Jeff Foxworthy: I've never been...

Jeff Foxworthy: I've never been...

I've never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished the fifth grade a year before I...

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Jerry Stiller: My father and...

Jerry Stiller: My father and...

My father and mother - I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their...

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Henny Youngman: When God sneezed,...

Henny Youngman: When God sneezed,...

When God sneezed, I didn't know what to say.

Source: NBC TV 28 Aug 86
-- Henny...

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Groucho Marx: I was so...

Groucho Marx: I was so...

I was so long writing my review that I never got around to reading the book.

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Groucho Marx: No man goes...

Groucho Marx: No man goes...

No man goes before his time -- unless the boss leaves early.

Source: In The...

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Steven Wright: I hate when...

Steven Wright: I hate when...

I hate when my foot falls asleep during the day because I know it will be up all night.

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Steven Wright: I have an...

Steven Wright: I have an...

I have an existential map; it has you are here written all over it.

Source: In The...

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Clint Eastwood: I've never met...

Clint Eastwood: I've never met...

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at...

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Sammy Davis, Jr: Fame creates its...

Sammy Davis, Jr: Fame creates its...

Fame creates its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch -- unless he's...

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Claudette Colbert: Men don't get...

Claudette Colbert: Men don't get...

Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair.

Source: In...

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Ellen Terry: Conceit is an...

Ellen Terry: Conceit is an...

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Source: Ellen Terry's Memoirs,...

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Edith Evans: A successful artist...

Edith Evans: A successful artist...

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until...

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Cornelia Otis Skinner: [T]he food choice...

Cornelia Otis Skinner: [T]he food choice...

[T]he food choice of others is becoming more and more heatedly exclusive until it may well turn into one of those...

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Gilda Radner: While we have...

Gilda Radner: While we have...

While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die -- whether it is our...

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