"Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world."

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Source : "Culture" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. October 17, 2001.

Arthur Smith

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“Well, Columbus wasn't looking for America, my man, but that turned out to be pretty okay for everyone.”
“There are no rules about investment. Sharks can be good. Artist's dung can be good. Oil on canvas can be good.”

Source : Charles Saatchi (2009). “My Name is Charles Saatchi and I Am an Artoholic”, Phaidon Press
“It's very rare to have rehearsal time on a television show: You get scripts, you show up, and you do it.”

Source : "Tony Hale Talks Being a Body Man in ‘Veep’ and the Return of Buster Bluth" by Sam Adams, www.indiewire.com. April 26, 2012.
“Life passes most people by while they're making grand plans for it.”
“Life's too short. If you're passionate - stand up.”
“Whether it is a big ship or small ship, the same size hole placed correctly in the hull can sink it.”
“If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.”
“The ship's boards were still sticky with new resin. We leaned over the railing to wave our last farewell, the sun-warm wood pressed against our bellies. The sailors heaved up the anchor, square and chalky with barnacles, and loosened the sails. Then they took their seats at the oars that fringed the boat like eyelashes, waiting for the count. The drums began to beat, and the oars lifted and fell, taking us to Troy.”

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