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"When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained."
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"When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states."

"Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state."

"There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state."

"North Dakota State. What do you have to do there to graduate? Milk a cow with your left hand?"

"I did have a big following in the upper New York area. I was at the New York State Fair a few times over the years. I have areas that I say are my areas."

"I have this cozy house here and I get three pensions from the States. I've done nicely."

"Even if you go to Australia today, it's very much like visiting a state you haven't been to."

"It's a coup by the GOP to grab the governorship to California to make this place a safe haven for George W. Bush in 2004. It's incredible when you think about it. The recall cost the state $100 million."
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"I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter."


"Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt."


"Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point."


"We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under."


"Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling."
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