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My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woma

My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadnt gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty. – Ian Hislop

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Id always assumed that I would die at about the same age as my dad – he was 45. I am five years in credit now. I cant get my head around the fact that I am older than he was – ever. – Ian Hislop

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All the libel lawyers will tell you theres no libel any more, that everyones given up. – Ian Hislop

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I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And theyre incredibly good telly. – Ian Hislop

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Theres something dangerous about whats funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary. – Christopher Walken

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I love to go to Washington – if only to be near my money. – Bob Hope

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Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society. – Honore de Balzac

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Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated. – Confucius

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