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Quote by Robert Benchley
It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing,

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldnt give it up because by that time I was too famous. – Robert Benchley

Other quotes by Robert Benchley

One of the chief duties of the fan is to engage in arguments with the man behind him. This department of the game has been allowed to run down fearfully. – Robert Benchley

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Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that a child cannot do much harm one way or another. – Robert Benchley

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Dogs
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If somebody tells me Im famous I say, Im not. I cant see myself as famous and I dont think Ill ever call myself famous. I definitely dont feel famous. – Shayne Ward

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I certainly dont think you need to be famous to want to leave a legacy, but when you are famous, its even more likely that your child will get the wrong perspective on your life if you die prematurely. – Shania Twain

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famous

I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives. – Robert Caro

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famous

In approaching our subject it will be best, without attempting to shorten the path by referring to famous theories of the drama, to start directly from the facts, and to collect from them gradually an idea of Shakespearean Tragedy. – Andrew Coyle Bradley

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famous

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A ring means a commitment. But more than that, it means that youve talked about your shared future and have decided together on a shared vision of it. – Patti Stanger

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