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Fred Allen: If the grass...

Fred Allen: If the grass...

If the grass is greener in the other fellow's yard -- let him worry about cutting it.

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Fred Allen: The American arrives...

Fred Allen: The American arrives...

The American arrives in Paris with a few French phrases he has culled from a conversational guide or picked up from a...

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Fred Allen: Imitation is the...

Fred Allen: Imitation is the...

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Gracie Allen: Brains, integrity, and...

Gracie Allen: Brains, integrity, and...

Brains, integrity, and force may be all very well, but what you need today is Charm. Go ahead and work on your...

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Rita Rudner: I love being...

Rita Rudner: I love being...

I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your...

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Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at forty-five. Do you get the feeling God is playing a...

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Lucille Ball: One of the...

Lucille Ball: One of the...

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism...

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Fred Astaire: I don't want...

Fred Astaire: I don't want...

I don't want to be the oldest performer in captivity. . . . I don't want to look like a little old man dancing out...

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George Lucas: I thought it...

George Lucas: I thought it...

I thought it was too wacky for the general public.

Source: On his original opinion...

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George Lucas: Luke, there is...

George Lucas: Luke, there is...

Luke, there is no try, there is either do or not do.

Source: Yoda's Lesson, In The...

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Billy Wilder: You have Van...

Billy Wilder: You have Van...

You have Van Gogh's ear for music.

Source: Said to Cliff Osmond. Attrib.
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Billy Wilder: If you're going...

Billy Wilder: If you're going...

If you're going to tell people the truth, make them laugh, or they'll kill you.

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Billy Wilder: Hindsight is always...

Billy Wilder: Hindsight is always...

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.

Source: Quoted in: Wit and Wisdom of the...

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Derek Jarman: Understand that sexuality...

Derek Jarman: Understand that sexuality...

Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. Understand that your morality is not law. Understand that we are...

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Derek Jarman: I'm not afraid...

Derek Jarman: I'm not afraid...

I'm not afraid of death but I am afraid of dying. Pain can be alleviated by morphine but the pain of social ostracism...

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Sacha Guitry: You can pretend...

Sacha Guitry: You can pretend...

You can pretend to be serious; but you can't pretend to be witty.

Source: quoted in...

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Woody Guthrie: This land is...

Woody Guthrie: This land is...

This land is your land, this land is my land,
From California to the New York Island.
From the redwood forest to...

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Robert Orben: Old people shouldn't...

Robert Orben: Old people shouldn't...

Old people shouldn't eat health foods. They need all the preservatives they can get.

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Miles Davis: Don't play what's...

Miles Davis: Don't play what's...

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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John Coltrane: All a musician...

John Coltrane: All a musician...

All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural...

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