Quote by James Thurber
Comedy has to be done en clair. You cant blunt the edge of wit or

Comedy has to be done en clair. You cant blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear. – James Thurber

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Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man. – James Thurber

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You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward. – James Thurber

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We all know that the theater and every play that comes to Broadway have within themselves, like the human being, the seed of self-destruction and the certainty of death. The thing is to see how long the theater, the play, and the human being can last in spite of themselves. – James Thurber

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One thing I think celebrities shy away from is exposing the reality that were all the same. Somebodys not more important because they have a Bentley or a big house or a famous boyfriend or plastic surgery – were all the same. – Aubrey ODay

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I have also just finished three weeks on a soap opera in England. The soap opera is a rather famous one called Crossroads. It was first on television 25 years ago, and it has recently been brought back. I play the part of a businessman called David Wheeler. – Jeremy Bulloch

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We need to teach our kids, because there is such a celebrity culture at the moment, that however rich you are, however famous you are, however glamorous you are, everyone has to live by the same rules. – Nick Clegg

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The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable… The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didnt have the same rights as other kids. – Danielle Steel

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When we started the show, Dallas was known as the city where JFK was assassinated. By the end it was known as JRs home town. – Larry Hagman

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