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"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."

"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"

"I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one."

"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."

"You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative."
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"I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope."

"People hate me because I am a multifaceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius."

"Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands."

"When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience."

"Pity? You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair? Stay in your house!"

"A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit. I, as a viewer, have trouble with it. I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world."

"We're leaving the House to people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth... or couldn't get better jobs in the first place."
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