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"Ask yourself the three things you must always ask yourself before you say anything. 1) Does this need to be said 2) 'Does this need to be said by me? 3) Does this need to be said by me now?"
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Craig Ferguson
"Ask yourself the three things you must always ask yourself before you say anything. 1) Does this need to be said 2) 'Does this need to be said by me? 3) Does this need to be said by me now?"
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"I love eating in it, brushing my teeth and swallowing the toothpaste in it. I love punching the ceiling with my fists when I'm lost or I can't find a parking space."
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Laura Kightlinger
"I love eating in it, brushing my teeth and swallowing the toothpaste in it. I love punching the ceiling with my fists when I'm lost or I can't find a parking space."
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"The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman."
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Craig Ferguson
"The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman."
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"We are losing the democracy that we're trying to sell in the Mideast and everywhere else right here in our own nation."
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Rosie O'Donnell
"We are losing the democracy that we're trying to sell in the Mideast and everywhere else right here in our own nation."
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"I don't think my wife likes me very much, when I had a heart attack she wrote for an ambulance."
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Frank Carson
"I don't think my wife likes me very much, when I had a heart attack she wrote for an ambulance."
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"I do not like sports, unless you consider treating all humankind with love and respect a sport."
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Todd Barry
"I do not like sports, unless you consider treating all humankind with love and respect a sport."
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"A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a girl thing."
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Lea DeLaria
"A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a girl thing."
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"No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap."
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Carrie P. Snow
"No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap."
Day,
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"You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic."
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Ellen DeGeneres
"You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic."
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"It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like."
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Jackie Mason
"It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like."
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"Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy."
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Bill Cosby
"Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy."
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"So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller', he said 'Not you again'."
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Frank Carson
"So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller', he said 'Not you again'."
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"The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I don't know how well this is working out. Today after the first one Bush said, 'I've got one question: What color is the red phone?'"
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Bill Maher
"The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I don't know how well this is working out. Today after the first one Bush said, 'I've got one question: What color is the red phone?'"
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"It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it."
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Chevy Chase
"It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it."
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"April is tax month. If you are having trouble filing your taxes, then you should hire an accountant. They'll give you the same advice that they've given hundreds of corporations - taxes are for douche bags."
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Ed Helms
"April is tax month. If you are having trouble filing your taxes, then you should hire an accountant. They'll give you the same advice that they've given hundreds of corporations - taxes are for douche bags."
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"Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more."
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Chris Elliott
"Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more."
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"On school uniforms Don't these schools do enough damage making all these kids think alike, now they have to make them look alike too? It's not a new idea, either. I first saw it in old newsreels from the 1930s, but it was hard to understand because the narration was in German."
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George Carlin
"On school uniforms Don't these schools do enough damage making all these kids think alike, now they have to make them look alike too? It's not a new idea, either. I first saw it in old newsreels from the 1930s, but it was hard to understand because the narration was in German."
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"I thought I couldn't afford to take her out and smoke as well. So I gave up cigarettes. Then I took her out and one day I looked at her and thought: "Oh well," and I went back to smoking again, and that was better."
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Benny Hill
"I thought I couldn't afford to take her out and smoke as well. So I gave up cigarettes. Then I took her out and one day I looked at her and thought: "Oh well," and I went back to smoking again, and that was better."
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"Banks have a new image. Now you have 'a friend,' your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?"
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Alan King
"Banks have a new image. Now you have 'a friend,' your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?"
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"Marriage is an institution and that's where a couple finish up."
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Les Dawson
"Marriage is an institution and that's where a couple finish up."
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"I wear so many disguises on the show that only a real comedy fan might spot me."
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Paul Putner
"I wear so many disguises on the show that only a real comedy fan might spot me."
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"People are always angry at America. They're absolutely certain that America either caused their problems or is deliberately not fixing their problems. But the anger is always directed at America and never at Americans."
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P. J. O'Rourke
"People are always angry at America. They're absolutely certain that America either caused their problems or is deliberately not fixing their problems. But the anger is always directed at America and never at Americans."
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"The reason I used a name was because I was a nurse at the time, and I didn't want my name in Timeout and people from working coming along and taking the piss."
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Jo Brand
"The reason I used a name was because I was a nurse at the time, and I didn't want my name in Timeout and people from working coming along and taking the piss."
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"Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve."
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Rick Mercer
"Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve."
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"How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from them."
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Lucille Ball
"How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from them."
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"114 isn't as old as it used to be they say its the new 104."
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Craig Ferguson
"114 isn't as old as it used to be they say its the new 104."
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"Sometimes they would just pay me to stay home and not do anything else, which sounds fantastic but doesn't do much for your ego. Its probably a little like getting alimony - the money is nice but has a nasty aftertaste."
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Craig Ferguson
"Sometimes they would just pay me to stay home and not do anything else, which sounds fantastic but doesn't do much for your ego. Its probably a little like getting alimony - the money is nice but has a nasty aftertaste."
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"To get a job where the only thing you have to do in your career is to make people laugh-well, it's the best job in the world."
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Ronnie Barker
"To get a job where the only thing you have to do in your career is to make people laugh-well, it's the best job in the world."
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"There are actually quite high profile British TV star cameos in it that you probably wouldn't even notice, that the British wouldn't even notice, let alone the American audience."
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Simon Pegg
"There are actually quite high profile British TV star cameos in it that you probably wouldn't even notice, that the British wouldn't even notice, let alone the American audience."
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"I love zombies. If any monster could Riverdance, it would be zombies."
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Craig Ferguson
"I love zombies. If any monster could Riverdance, it would be zombies."
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"A poll earlier this year showed that 42 per cent of Americans believe we're in the End Times."
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Andrew Denton
"A poll earlier this year showed that 42 per cent of Americans believe we're in the End Times."
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"You have to be great friends and make each other laugh. We laugh a lot and neither is jealous of the other."
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Ruby Wax
"You have to be great friends and make each other laugh. We laugh a lot and neither is jealous of the other."
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"No Americans wants to see somebody lose their house because of health bills. Their boat? Maybe. Maybe the boat. But not the house."
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P. J. O'Rourke
"No Americans wants to see somebody lose their house because of health bills. Their boat? Maybe. Maybe the boat. But not the house."
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"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
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Red Buttons
"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
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"I give so much pleasure to so many people. Why can I not get some pleasure for myself?"
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John Belushi
"I give so much pleasure to so many people. Why can I not get some pleasure for myself?"
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"Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary."
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Jim Carrey
"Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary."
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"I tend to like very bitchy women. I find myself most attracted to smart, sarcastic, bitchy women."
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Lea DeLaria
"I tend to like very bitchy women. I find myself most attracted to smart, sarcastic, bitchy women."
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"One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle."
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Michael Palin
"One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle."
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"Let's make a law that gay people can have birthdays, but straight people get more cake - you know, to send the right message to kids."
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Bill Maher
"Let's make a law that gay people can have birthdays, but straight people get more cake - you know, to send the right message to kids."
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"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck."
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George Carlin
"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck."
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"You know you must be doing something right if old people like you."
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Dave Chappelle
"You know you must be doing something right if old people like you."
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"Because we were a poor area, the school had a small budget and was unable to teach the second half of the alphabet."
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George Carlin
"Because we were a poor area, the school had a small budget and was unable to teach the second half of the alphabet."
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"That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say."
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Vicki Lawrence
"That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say."
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"I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away."
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George Carlin
"I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away."
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"You know, I've done this show for six years, and this could be the first time that I had a person that actually got no points, and I think it's a damn fine way to go out. I thought I was a loser until you walked up here; you made me feel like a man."
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Ray Combs
"You know, I've done this show for six years, and this could be the first time that I had a person that actually got no points, and I think it's a damn fine way to go out. I thought I was a loser until you walked up here; you made me feel like a man."
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"I was the first spokesperson for the Better Hearing Institute in Washington. And that's the message we tried to send out - there is hearing help out there, and the technology and options are amazing."
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Norm Crosby
"I was the first spokesperson for the Better Hearing Institute in Washington. And that's the message we tried to send out - there is hearing help out there, and the technology and options are amazing."
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"I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true."
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Arsenio Hall
"I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true."
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"In 40-odd years in show business, some years I could do no wrong, and some years I could do nothing right. Show business. I owe it everything - it owes me nothing."
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Patsy Kelly
"In 40-odd years in show business, some years I could do no wrong, and some years I could do nothing right. Show business. I owe it everything - it owes me nothing."
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"The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope."
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Vicki Lawrence
"The fun part for me is to just really push that envelope."
Fun,
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"I didn't flee a dictator or swim an ocean to be an American like some do. I just thought long and hard about it."
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Craig Ferguson
"I didn't flee a dictator or swim an ocean to be an American like some do. I just thought long and hard about it."
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