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"You know when they have a fishing show on TV? They catch the fish and then let it go. They don't want to eat the fish, they just want to make it late for something."

"You know when they have a fishing show on TV? They catch the fish and then let it go. They don't want to eat the fish, they just want to make it late for something."

Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian

Fish, Fishing, Want

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"When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers."

"When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers."

Imelda Marcos, Filipino Celebrity

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"Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna, but it says 'Chicken of the Sea.'"

"Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna, but it says 'Chicken of the Sea.'"

Jessica Simpson, American Musician

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"Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain's ready room died it was always a sad moment."

"Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain's ready room died it was always a sad moment."

Patrick Stewart, English Actor

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"I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it."

"I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it."

W. C. Fields, American Comedian

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"Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides."

"Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides."

Scott Weiland, American Musician

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"New York is where you go to catch a big fish."

"New York is where you go to catch a big fish."

Jessica Cutler, American Author

Fish, Celebrity

13

"Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring."

"Neither fish, flesh nor good red herring."

Tom Brown, American Actor

12

"Wherever the fish are, that's where we go."

"Wherever the fish are, that's where we go."

Richard Wagner, German Composer

12

"I like to fish. Fishing is always a way of relaxing."

"I like to fish. Fishing is always a way of relaxing."

Tom Felton, English Actor

12

"I used to have some fish, some nice little carp, but they got too big for the tank. I don't have any pets now."

"I used to have some fish, some nice little carp, but they got too big for the tank. I don't have any pets now."

Tom Felton, English Actor

Fish, Now, Pets

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"Yeah, some kids called me fish lips because I had these really full lips. Now I'm sure all those same girls are getting collagen injections, so I'm having the last laugh."

"Yeah, some kids called me fish lips because I had these really full lips. Now I'm sure all those same girls are getting collagen injections, so I'm having the last laugh."

Denise Richards, American Actress

Fish, Girls, Kids, Now

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"In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond."

"In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond."

Victoria Beckham, English Musician

11

"The Cruise missiles do not frighten anyone. We are catching them like fish in a river. I mean here that over the past two days, we managed to shoot down 196 missiles before they hit their target."

"The Cruise missiles do not frighten anyone. We are catching them like fish in a river. I mean here that over the past two days, we managed to shoot down 196 missiles before they hit their target."

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraqi Public Servant

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"Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long."

"Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long."

Vince Poscente, Canadian Author

10

"Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream."

"Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream."

W. C. Fields, American Comedian

9

"So, when I say 'match the hatch', if the fish are taking the nymph, and you're actually producing a replica of a flying insect, you'll catch fresh air."

"So, when I say 'match the hatch', if the fish are taking the nymph, and you're actually producing a replica of a flying insect, you'll catch fresh air."

Rex Hunt, Australian Entertainer

9

"Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish."

"Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish."

Steven Wright, American Comedian

9

"What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a penguin."

"What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a penguin."

Dave Attell, American Comedian

9

"You can't eat fish. It's 6,000 parts DDT per million all over the world, not counting radiation."

"You can't eat fish. It's 6,000 parts DDT per million all over the world, not counting radiation."

Dick Dale, American Musician

8

"I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry."

"I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry."

Carol Burnett, American Actress

7

"Lately Fish and I have been hooking up more, which is a good thing because it's just been a struggle for me as a bass player to play with someone who's so creative on the drums, and lately it's been really good, especially during sound checks."

"Lately Fish and I have been hooking up more, which is a good thing because it's just been a struggle for me as a bass player to play with someone who's so creative on the drums, and lately it's been really good, especially during sound checks."

Mike Gordon, American Musician

Fish, Play, Sound, Struggle

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