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“I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.”
“Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.”
“Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.”
“Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.”
“We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company.”
“Many times I sit back and say, 'I can't believe that this is my life!' Other times, I feel self-satisfied. I mean, there's a lot to be proud and thankful for but, nonetheless, it's just a life!”
“Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.”
“Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.”
“Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?”
“Just remember, we're all in this alone.”
“Remember we're all in this alone.”
“We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.”
“When I was 9 or 10, I had a ten-cent business: I would walk your dog for a dime, go to the store for a dime, empty your garbage for a dime - and then I could use the money to buy tricks at the magic store.”
“Lady, I do not make up things. That is lies. Lies are not true. But the truth could be made up if yo know how. And that's the truth.”
“What I appreciate is acknowledging to the audience that I think they have brains.”
“Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.”
“No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.”
“I said "Somebody should do something about that." Then I realized I am somebody.”
“Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.”
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.”