"Cocaine addiction is God's way of saying "You make too damn much money!"

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“I was on this German talk show and this woman said to me, she said, "Mr. Williams, why do you think there's not so much comedy in Germany?" I said, "Did you ever think you killed all the funny people?" And...it was...and here's where it got interesting. She didn't bat an eyelash. She just went "No". At that point, even God's going, "Do you get it?!" German comedy: "Knock-knock--We ask the questions!.”

“Mind not my words — Let the play be the thing. I'll get back forth and touch myself anon.”

“I would like to do for you now, a Japanese science fiction movie: "Attack of the Killer Vibrators.”

“You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.”

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