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Steven Wright

"I met this wonderful girl at Macy's. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator."

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"I met this wonderful girl at Macy's. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator."

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"And you know, we did it as an independent film, and we weren't expecting it to be on television, and Lifetime ended up buying it. And the viewers responded intensely to that film."

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"Most of my friends from college became dental hygienists or went into retail, a lot went into sales. They all started getting married and having kids and buying homes and I was still living like a college student."

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"I'm afraid of buying a house or anything, 'cause if there's one paparazzi outside for one day, then they'll never leave."

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"For instance, we're always fighting amongst each other. Who gives us the arms? And then we become indebted to wherever we are buying them from - with what? The very resources we need to keep there."

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"I ended up buying a restaurant. Already we had invested in a gas station and a metal products plant."

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"The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step."

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"Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist."

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Amber Hurdle

"I was buying Bob Dylan mainly, everything I could get hold of by him."

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"I just want to thank all my fans for their loyalty and support-for coming out to the shows and buying the CDs."

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"I was raised in California, so this whole New York winter thing is completely new for me. I've already justified buying seven coats!"

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