"Many of us go through life feeling as an actor might feel who does not like his part, and does not believe in the play."

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“The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well.”

“The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore.”

“We have to call it "freedom": who'd die for "a lesser tyranny"?”

“Every group of six or more has its inner circle, its outer circle, and its hangers-on.”

“A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine.”

“The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone.”

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— Lewis Black

Entertainment1948

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Law1874–1962

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Entertainment1630–1720

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— Kenny Young

Music1941–2020

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