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"When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity."
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"Words without thoughts never to heaven go."
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"We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them."
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"Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory."
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"I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library."
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"Too much thought can find fault in anything, even if there is no fault to be found."
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"Even if things were the same, people's perception of them might have been very different back then. The darkness of night was probably deeper then, so the moon must have been that much bigger and brighter."
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"A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value."
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"The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves."
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"It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts."
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"I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness."
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"I've been a very lucky actor."
Actor
"Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on."
Laughter
"Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He would take as long as it took to tell the story."
Work
"I'm very open to the up-and-comers."
Open
"I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do."
Public
"I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much."
Marriage
"I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable."
Humor
"This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now."
Home
"Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there."
Attention
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves."
People
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