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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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You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward. – 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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In Germany I am not so famous. – Hans Berger

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For somebody famous, its weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are. – Ricki Lake

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Celebrity gives us delusion of self importance. – Al Goldstein

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I keep saying Im not at all famous in my own country, because people do not think I have done anything for India. – Freida Pinto

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The ultimate inspiration is the deadline. – Nolan Bushnell

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I dont want to be interesting. I want to be good. – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one to take sides. We live in the age of the overworked, and the under-educated; the age in which people are so industrious that they become absolutely stupid. – Oscar Wilde

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He who does not economize will have to agonize. – Confucius

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