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"Dali had a good sense of humor - obviously you could tell just looking at him; he was funny."

"Dali had a good sense of humor - obviously you could tell just looking at him; he was funny."

Joe Grant, American Artist

Fun, Funny, Humor, Sense

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"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."

Michael Jordan, American Athlete

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"But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places."

"But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places."

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American Musician

Fun, Living, Musicians

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"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it."

"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it."

Mary Wilson Little, American Writer

Fun, Nothing, Pleasure

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"We just kind of did our own thing and got made fun of by the popular kids. It was kind of like a badge of honor to be an outcast."

"We just kind of did our own thing and got made fun of by the popular kids. It was kind of like a badge of honor to be an outcast."

Mark Hoppus, American Musician

Fun, Honor, Kids, Popular

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"I think I am a star - I'm simply a funny-shaped star."

"I think I am a star - I'm simply a funny-shaped star."

Malcolm Wilson, American Politician

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"I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it."

"I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it."

Anita Baker, American Musician

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"This was great fun and a nice paycheck and then, as these things happen, the show was canceled."

"This was great fun and a nice paycheck and then, as these things happen, the show was canceled."

Michael Storm, American Actor

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"The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law."

"The easy answer is that writing novels is a lot more fun than practicing law."

Jeffery Deaver, American Writer

Fun, Law, Writing

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"Hemingway seems to be in a funny position. People nowadays can't identify with him closely as a member of their own generation, and he isn't yet historical."

"Hemingway seems to be in a funny position. People nowadays can't identify with him closely as a member of their own generation, and he isn't yet historical."

Leslie Fiedler, American Critic

Fun, Funny, People

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"We learned a verse of this and that and we were having fun with the songs. Tommy would make up stories to go along with them and I would yell at him, 'Hey, stupid, that's not right,' and he was like a silly kid trying to impress."

"We learned a verse of this and that and we were having fun with the songs. Tommy would make up stories to go along with them and I would yell at him, 'Hey, stupid, that's not right,' and he was like a silly kid trying to impress."

Dick Smothers, American Comedian

Fun, Right, Silly, Songs

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"If you're not having fun it's not worth doing."

"If you're not having fun it's not worth doing."

Tommy Bolin, American Musician

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"It is an honor to be on the cover of this game because the World Cup is such a big thing around the world. My kids are really quite impressed so that's fun."

"It is an honor to be on the cover of this game because the World Cup is such a big thing around the world. My kids are really quite impressed so that's fun."

Claudio Reyna, American Athlete

Fun, Honor, Kids, World

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"A buddy will keep you honest and add a dimension of fun to your workout."

"A buddy will keep you honest and add a dimension of fun to your workout."

Bill Toomey, American Athlete

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"Skiing is the pleasurable part of alpinism - way more pleasurable and fun than alpine climbing."

"Skiing is the pleasurable part of alpinism - way more pleasurable and fun than alpine climbing."

Michael Kennedy, American Celebrity

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"I do not think that obsession is funny or that not being able to stop one's intensity is funny."

"I do not think that obsession is funny or that not being able to stop one's intensity is funny."

Jim Dine, American Artist

Fun, Funny, Being, Obsession

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"Writing for young children I find I often use particular jokes with words and exaggerated, funny events, but some of these haunt the more complex stories for older children too."

"Writing for young children I find I often use particular jokes with words and exaggerated, funny events, but some of these haunt the more complex stories for older children too."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Fun, Funny, Children, Events, Jokes

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"It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it."

"It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it."

Malcolm Forbes, American Publisher

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"I beg. I call. I badger. I cajole. Part of the secret is everyone has fun and that's really motivating."

"I beg. I call. I badger. I cajole. Part of the secret is everyone has fun and that's really motivating."

Katie Couric, American Journalist

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"Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me."

"Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me."

Iris DeMent, American Musician

9

"Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking."

"Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking."

Gene Mauch, American Athlete

Fun, Funny, Beginning, End, Losing

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"It's a funny old world."

"It's a funny old world."

Margaret Thatcher, English Leader

Fun, Funny, Old, World

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"Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly."

"Every milieu has something ridiculous about it - film-making, the music world, painting - because people who take themselves seriously become funny pretty quickly."

Rebecca Miller, American Director

Fun, Funny, Music, People, Film

9

"Yes, I see the Mobile Base System really is the shoulder of the arm. The arm is right there, like a human arm. It's really funny to look at the similarities between a human arm and the Canadian robotics arm."

"Yes, I see the Mobile Base System really is the shoulder of the arm. The arm is right there, like a human arm. It's really funny to look at the similarities between a human arm and the Canadian robotics arm."

Philippe Perrin, French Astronaut

Fun, Funny, Right

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"I mean I'll be retired from rap, so what I'll be doin' in rap will be for fun."

"I mean I'll be retired from rap, so what I'll be doin' in rap will be for fun."

Tone Loc, American Musician

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"Fun? There is no fun."

"Fun? There is no fun."

Klaus Kinski, German Actor

9

"The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it's because they recognize me, and they say nice things."

"The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it's because they recognize me, and they say nice things."

Todd Solondz, American Writer

Fun, Funny, Now, Saying, Strangers

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"You can make fun of everything."

"You can make fun of everything."

Matt Stone, American Producer

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"So I figured in keeping with the record, I'd do something off the wall which is show up for free and wing it... I don't know, I'm just going to play some songs. I think it'll be fun."

"So I figured in keeping with the record, I'd do something off the wall which is show up for free and wing it... I don't know, I'm just going to play some songs. I think it'll be fun."

Paul Westerberg, American Musician

Fun, Play, Songs

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"It would be fun, Skulduggery nodded. I like kicking Wreath in the face. I haven't had a chance to do it nearly as much as I'd like."

"It would be fun, Skulduggery nodded. I like kicking Wreath in the face. I haven't had a chance to do it nearly as much as I'd like."

Derek Landy, Irish Writer

Fun, Humor, Adventure, Action, Life

9

"I'd like to think that the boring lady who's talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who's doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and - I bet you're a lot of fun at a party."

"I'd like to think that the boring lady who's talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who's doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and - I bet you're a lot of fun at a party."

Gene Simmons, American Musician

Fun, Lady, Now, Party

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"I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun."

"I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun."

Ed Bradley, American Journalist

9

"As long as I'm having fun, I'm not quitting."

"As long as I'm having fun, I'm not quitting."

Sue Johanson, Canadian Writer

9

"I wanted to go to regular high school - it looked like a lot of fun."

"I wanted to go to regular high school - it looked like a lot of fun."

Tommy Rettig, American Actor

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"I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned."

"I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned."

Michael Bay, American Director

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"The Emmys are flat-out fun."

"The Emmys are flat-out fun."

Melissa Rivers, American Actress

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"Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks."

"Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks."

Boris Vian, French Writer

9

"But to personally satisfy my own adrenalin needs, I've been racing cars a little bit, which has been fun."

"But to personally satisfy my own adrenalin needs, I've been racing cars a little bit, which has been fun."

Picabo Street, American Athlete

Fun, Needs, Racing

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"I got hit twice in the face, and that was not fun."

"I got hit twice in the face, and that was not fun."

Wilmer Valderrama, American Actor

9

"We like writing with each other; it's fun."

"We like writing with each other; it's fun."

Shawn Wayans, American Actor

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"Aerosmith went on The Simpsons and they had fun."

"Aerosmith went on The Simpsons and they had fun."

Leif Garrett, American Musician

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"It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know."

"It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know."

Willie Stargell, American Athlete

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"We're the guys who, if someone says you really shouldn't do an episode making fun of Scientologists, we say, 'Whatever.' Someone says, 'They might come try to burn your house down,' we say, 'We'll just get another one.'"

"We're the guys who, if someone says you really shouldn't do an episode making fun of Scientologists, we say, 'Whatever.' Someone says, 'They might come try to burn your house down,' we say, 'We'll just get another one.'"

Trey Parker, American Artist

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"I'm tired of getting made fun of."

"I'm tired of getting made fun of."

Geraldo Rivera, American Journalist

9

"Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don't look anything alike. But people do say that we sound alike. Sarah Jessica is an adorable girl and she is very funny."

"Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don't look anything alike. But people do say that we sound alike. Sarah Jessica is an adorable girl and she is very funny."

Candace Bushnell, American Writer

Fun, Funny, Life, People, Ego

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"It's still fun to come to games, and it's still fun to be in the Seattle crowd."

"It's still fun to come to games, and it's still fun to be in the Seattle crowd."

Steve Largent, American Athlete

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"This was more of a cartoonish thing for me and it kind of took me back to SCTV, in a way, where the characters are just a little broader and you can have that kind of fun going a little over the edge."

"This was more of a cartoonish thing for me and it kind of took me back to SCTV, in a way, where the characters are just a little broader and you can have that kind of fun going a little over the edge."

Eugene Levy, Canadian Actor

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"You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247."

"You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247."

Reggie Jackson, American Athlete

8

"I've been working on something, just some jazz, relaxed stuff. It will be standard, just piano and voice. It started out as a fun project for me though, I'm still not sure about releasing it."

"I've been working on something, just some jazz, relaxed stuff. It will be standard, just piano and voice. It started out as a fun project for me though, I'm still not sure about releasing it."

Justin Guarini, American Musician

Fun, Jazz, Project, Voice

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"There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do."

"There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do."

Jerome K. Jerome, English Author

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