"In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number."

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"In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number."

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"We go round and round trying to convince one another that our opinion makes more sense. And the only winner is time for making us look like fools by wasting it."

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"That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing all sorts of things. Instead, we're accepting."

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"What happens if you get scared half to death twice?"

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"People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do."

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"You know those things that you throw the twigs into and it spits them out? That's what I do. The branches are like life, and I throw them into my head and some of it comes out as humor."

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"I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room."

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"I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends."

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"It doesn't matter what temperature a room is, it's always room temperature."

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"The other night I was lying in bed, looking up at the stars, and I wondered, 'Where the hell is my roof?"

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"I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."

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