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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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Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority. – James Thurber

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Famous pivot stories are often failures but you dont need to fail before you pivot. All a pivot is is a change is strategy without a change in vision. Whenever entrepreneurs see a new way to achieve their vision – a way to be more successful – they have to remain nimble enough to take it. – Eric Ries

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In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things. – Luciano Pavarotti

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When youre rich and famous you are the dominant force in a relationship, even if you try hard not to be. Ive talked of sacrificing everything for Fleetwood Mac, but I realize now that it is simply the only thing Ive ever wanted to do. – Stevie Nicks

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When youre famous, you dont get to meet people because they want you to like them when the present themselves to you, and you dont see the real people. – Cass Elliot

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The worst thing about that kind of prejudice… is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough. – Nina Simone

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There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling. – Mirabel Osler

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You have to be smart. The easy days are over. – Robert Kiyosaki

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