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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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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why. – James Thurber

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The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road. – James Thurber

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I would have been very happy just working from job to job, paying my rent one movie at a time. I never wanted to be this famous. I never imagined this life for myself. – Kristen Stewart

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I dont care how famous a guitarist is, he aint learned everything. Theres always somewhere to go, something to mash up, but he aint found it yet. You never learn everything on that guitar neck. – David Edwards

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The whole celebrity culture thing – Im fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it. – Anderson Cooper

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I seek no longer to be a famous person, and instead I wish to live a normal life. – Sinead OConnor

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