"I am the most fortunate self-taught harpist and non-speaking actor who has ever lived."

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Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Harpo Marx

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“Learning history is easy; learning its lessons seems almost impossibly difficult.”

Source : Nicolas Bentley (1959). “A Choice of Ornaments”
“I don't care if I'm beautiful; I don't care what I am on the outside. It isn't about the outside.”
“It helps if you really enjoy your jobs. If you don't, then just think about the money.”
“It's a letdown if the comedian doesn't finally actually really sit on his hat.”
“I really love writing comedy. Writing romantic comedy is even nicer because you get to write about how insane we all act when we're falling in love.”
“If you're not ready to do a non-stop dialogue with fashion, you should do another job.”
“The world can now maintain an acute infection in a way that is unprecedented in the history of life on our planet.”
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

Source : Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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