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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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Hundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than the eye doctor. – James Thurber

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Sight
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My opposition To Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language. – James Thurber

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Interviews
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It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldnt give it up because by that time I was too famous. – Robert Benchley

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Yeah, I like to be the maker of the art. And I like and want the money. But I dont really dig being famous. – Liz Phair

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Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, believes a struggle only makes a person stronger. – Michael N. Castle

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I think anybody whos famous has to deal with their fame in their own way, and I dealt with it by making a film about a kid whos looking out into the world of celebrity obsession. – Adrian Grenier

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A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music. – Norah Jones

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In politics, yesterdays lie is attacked only to flatter todays. – Jean Rostand

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Heart and head are the constituent parts of character temperament has almost nothing to do with it, and, therefore, character is dependent upon education, and is susceptible of being corrected and improved. – Giacomo Casanova

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Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy. РFran̤ois de La Rochefoucauld

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