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"Volleyball is a Jewish sport. It's fun, and nobody can get hurt."

"Volleyball is a Jewish sport. It's fun, and nobody can get hurt."

Gail Parent, American Screenwriter

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"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

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"I still haven't figured out how to have fun on a shoot."

"I still haven't figured out how to have fun on a shoot."

Jim McKay, American Journalist

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"I would have had fun doing just about anything."

"I would have had fun doing just about anything."

Clancy Brown, American Actor

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"It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to."

"It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to."

J. D. Salinger, American Novelist

Fun, Funny, Want

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"I probably had the most fun recording For Richer For Poorer in Nashville."

"I probably had the most fun recording For Richer For Poorer in Nashville."

Mark Edwards, American Celebrity

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"It's funny, when people talk about the 70s I can tell you the year of every album but when it comes to the later efforts I can't remember the exact years, it's funny isn't it?"

"It's funny, when people talk about the 70s I can tell you the year of every album but when it comes to the later efforts I can't remember the exact years, it's funny isn't it?"

Steve Hackett, English Writer

Fun, Funny, People, Talk, Years

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"I came over when I was 10 years old, which was very difficult because everybody made fun of me."

"I came over when I was 10 years old, which was very difficult because everybody made fun of me."

Nicolette Sheridan, British Actress

Fun, Old, Years

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"People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better press than people who are just funny and smart."

"People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better press than people who are just funny and smart."

Howard Simons, American Editor

Fun, Funny, People, Press

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"No, you never get any fun out of the things you haven't done."

"No, you never get any fun out of the things you haven't done."

Thomas Nash, English Writer

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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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"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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"Kids cannot follow stories. They don't know what the hell is going on in a cartoon. They like to see funny visual things happening."

"Kids cannot follow stories. They don't know what the hell is going on in a cartoon. They like to see funny visual things happening."

John Kricfalusi, Canadian Artist

Fun, Funny, Hell, Kids

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"I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own label and publishing, etc, and it was a fun learning curve two decades ago."

"I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own label and publishing, etc, and it was a fun learning curve two decades ago."

David Knopfler, British Musician

Fun, Learning, Publishing, Water

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"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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"Those are fun, especially if they're going to shoot them in four weeks, because you know they're not going to mess with anything you do, so it can be very imaginative."

"Those are fun, especially if they're going to shoot them in four weeks, because you know they're not going to mess with anything you do, so it can be very imaginative."

John Sayles, American Director

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"One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini."

"One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini."

James Dyson, British Designer

Fun, Inventions

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"The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope."

"The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope."

Vicki Lawrence, American Comedian

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"The fun is in figuring out why the French are susceptible to such tripe."

"The fun is in figuring out why the French are susceptible to such tripe."

Bill O'Brien, British Politician

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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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"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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"But boy, right away it is fun to play around with the Paintbox program."

"But boy, right away it is fun to play around with the Paintbox program."

Red Grooms, American Sculptor

Fun, Play, Right

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"Thrillers are an enormous amount of fun for filmmakers."

"Thrillers are an enormous amount of fun for filmmakers."

John McTiernan, American Director

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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

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"Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it."

"Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it."

Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist

Fun, Girls, Man

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"The funny thing is all these school shootings that we have, always happen in very religious communities. Maybe it's because the centre of their lives is a big fat nothing and it's just a fantasy and there's nothing there. I think maybe that might have something to do with it."

"The funny thing is all these school shootings that we have, always happen in very religious communities. Maybe it's because the centre of their lives is a big fat nothing and it's just a fantasy and there's nothing there. I think maybe that might have something to do with it."

Matthew Bright, American Director

Fun, Funny, Fantasy, Nothing, Religious

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"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 like with a girl: it's more fun to meet and slowly, gradually learn things about each other. A little mystery is always nice and it's interesting to still learn new things about someone you are involved with."

"It's like with a girl: it's more fun to meet and slowly, gradually learn things about each other. A little mystery is always nice and it's interesting to still learn new things about someone you are involved with."

Larry Wilcox, American Actor

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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

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"The books are funny and sad, and that's what people respond to."

"The books are funny and sad, and that's what people respond to."

Paula Danziger, American Author

Fun, Funny, People, Books

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"Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something."

"Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something."

Michael Pollan, American Educator

Fun, Funny, Love, Nothing, Writing

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"The Britney Spears movie was just fun and light, but let's talk about that in a few months."

"The Britney Spears movie was just fun and light, but let's talk about that in a few months."

Justin Long, American Actor

Fun, Light, Months, Talk

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"Remember these two things: play hard and have fun."

"Remember these two things: play hard and have fun."

Tony Gwynn, American Athlete

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"A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House."

"A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House."

Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician

Fun, Funny, Adlai Stevenson

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"It's so funny that people specify that year because in a way it was the biggest battle for me health wise."

"It's so funny that people specify that year because in a way it was the biggest battle for me health wise."

Brady Anderson, American Athlete

Fun, Funny, Health, People, Battle

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"It's nice to have a situation where you can make it fun."

"It's nice to have a situation where you can make it fun."

Doug Flutie, American Athlete

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"You'd be surprised how much fun you can have sober. When you get the hang of it."

"You'd be surprised how much fun you can have sober. When you get the hang of it."

James Pinckney Miller, American Playwright

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"I hate to play a tournament in which I'm not contending. It's just not any fun for me."

"I hate to play a tournament in which I'm not contending. It's just not any fun for me."

Phil Mickelson, American Athlete

Fun, Hate, Play

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"It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified."

"It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Fun, Funny, Man, Religious

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"There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy, the latter - an act."

"There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy, the latter - an act."

Vera Nazarian, American Writer

Fun, Play, Joy, Activity, Experience

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"I think being funny is not anyone's first choice."

"I think being funny is not anyone's first choice."

Woody Allen, American Director

Fun, Funny, Being, Choice, First

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"Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun."

"Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Fun, Happiness, Truth, Inspirational, Today

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"Excuse me, I must go and putt."

"Excuse me, I must go and putt."

P. G. Wodehouse, English Writer

Fun, Recreation, Leisure, Humor, Sports

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"Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better."

"Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

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"Fun is never gone because life is fun."

"Fun is never gone because life is fun."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Fun, Life, Joy, Enjoyment

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"I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not want to go."

"I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not want to go."

Gertrude Stein, American Author

Fun, Funny, People, Direction, Want

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"Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed."

"Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Fun, Funny, Awards, Battle

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"It's funny how you never think about the women you've had. It's always the ones who get away that you can't forget."

"It's funny how you never think about the women you've had. It's always the ones who get away that you can't forget."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Fun, Funny, Women, Forget

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"I'm one of those writers who tends to be really good at making outlines and sticking to them. I'm very good at doing that, but I don't like it. It sort of takes a lot of the fun out."

"I'm one of those writers who tends to be really good at making outlines and sticking to them. I'm very good at doing that, but I don't like it. It sort of takes a lot of the fun out."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

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"A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book."

"A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Fun, Funny, Man, Punishment

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