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“I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe.”
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“People like to compare something to something that they know. Even with Chris Rock, they say he's like Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy.”
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“There's something incredibly liberating about a holiday that encourages children to take candy from strangers”
Source : Steve Almond (2004). “Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America”, p.30, Algonquin Books
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“Ash should take the ladies, because he's charming." Ash looked pleased. Jared raised his eyebrows. "Are you saying that I'm not a charmer?" "You are very dear to me, but you have all the savoir faire of a wildebeest," Kami told him. "A wildebeest," Jared repeated. "A dashingly handsome wildebeest," Kami assured him.”
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“The game was easy for me as a kid. I had to play a while to find out how hard it is.”
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“Manhandling the open here spout on a milk carton so badly that one has to resort to using the illegal side.”
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“I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing, being a cop, being a soldier. There's not a lot of people who are willing to put themselves into those situations.”
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“One in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental pain with conditions crippling enough to prevent them living normal lives.”
Source : "It is not fanciful to make the pursuit of happiness a political imperative" by Polly Toynbee, www.theguardian.com. June 15, 2006.