"Always say no pun intended to draw attention to the intended pun."

-- Teju Cole

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“When business is not all that it should be there is a temptation to sit back and say, Well, what's the use! We've done everything possible to stir up a little business and there is nothing doing so what's the use of trying! There is always a way. There was a way in and there is a way out. And success comes to the man who grits his teeth, squares his jaw, and says, There is a way for me and, by jingo, I'll find it. The stagnator gathers green scum, finally dries up and leaves an unsightly hollow.”
“I dress like an old woman in my real life. If you're having conversations with people, you don't want them to remember you as the girl with the tits, You want them to pay attention to what you're saying”
“The future will either be green or not at all.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The Tea Party movement as I perceive it is all about recognizing the difference between state and federal powers. And that there are limits to federal power that need to be respected.”
“I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I should want someone who made it interesting.”
“To me, my recipes are priceless.”
“The optimist underestimates how difficult it is to achieve real change, believing that anything is possible and it's possible now. Only by confronting head-on the reality that all progress is going to be obstructed by vested interests and corrupted by human venality can we create realistic programmes that actually have a chance of success.”

Source : "In praise of cynicism" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. July 10, 2013.
“I'm not a professional comedian. Nobody comes to my comedy shows. That's just a little hobby.”

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