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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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Im 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, Id only be 48. Thats the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40. – 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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Id probably be famous now if I wasnt such a good waitress. – Jane Siberry

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Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments. – Marilyn vos Savant

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I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law. – Stephen Colbert

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Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like Id become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldnt see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person. – Larry Hagman

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Beauty is grace and confidence. Ive learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me. – Lindsay Lohan

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The maxims of men disclose their hearts. – French Proverb

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As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The Medici family had to bring their Tuscan cooks up there so they could make something edible. – Mario Batali

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Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before. – Herodotus

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