"People tell me it was a great left hook, but I wouldn't know. I never saw it"

-- Gene Fullmer

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“It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.”
“I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.”
“I was walking across King's Cross station when a drunken Irishman came stumbling up and flung his arms around me. He wanted to thank me for the peace process in Northern Ireland.”
“If they are wrong they need your prayers all the more; and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them. That is one of the rules common to the whole house.”
“Forgiveness is the scent that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it.”
“I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.”
“Maybe there won't be marriage, maybe there won't be sex, but by God there'll be dancing!”
“When you're young, and even at times when you're older, it's hard to fathom this: What needs to be nurtured is the stuff that's different, that sets you apart from the pack, rather than the stuff that helps you blend in.”

Source : "My Deathless Passion" by Maureen Dowd, www.nytimes.com. July 3, 2010.

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