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"My whole act is confession."
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"Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."
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"It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego."
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"Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one."
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"I will act as if what I do makes a difference."
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"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord."
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"Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk."
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"In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor."
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"A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators."
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"I don't want to be a star. If you have to label me anything, I'm an actor - I guess. A journeyman actor. I think 'star' is what you call actors who can't act."
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"The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair."
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"My whole act is confession."
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"The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so."
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"Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience."
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"Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form."
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"While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun."
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"I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic."
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"My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's."
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"The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance."
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"Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside."
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"I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them."
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