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" But there are too many people that make so much money at the cost of lives of other humans and for no reason but to make the money. "
Money
Cost
Much
" Creating characters is just another way to express a type and put that type to use. "
Characters
Use
Just
" Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed. "
Failure
Had
Opportunities
" For fast-acting relief try slowing down. "
Try
Slowing
Down
" I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. "
Realize
More
Funny
" I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody. "
Always
Somebody
Something
" I especially love 'Web Therapy' and I did 'Eastbound and Down' too. I had a lot of fun doing that. "
Doing
Love
Fun
" If I had known what it would be like to have it all - I might have been willing to settle for less. "
Like
Settle
Been
" If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question? "
Love
You
Question
" If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library? "
Funny
Hair
Truth Is
" If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed. "
Well
You
Watch
" If you read a lot of books, you're considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well-viewed. "
You
Books
Lot
" I grew up in a time when women didn't really do comedy. You had to be homely, overweight, an old maid, all that. You had to play a stereotype, because very attractive women were not supposed to be funny - because it's powerful; it's a threat. "
Time
Women
Funny
" I guess if people couldn't profit from war I don't think there would be war. "
Profit
Would
War
" I guess that's one of the reasons that you do it - work all the time - because it's sort of a high to find something that really works. "
You
Because
Find
" I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. "
Homework
Teacher
You
" I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting. "
Performance
Yes
Mean
" I never officially came out in any kind of really public way. I just always lived very simply and openly, but the press has never made a big fuss about me or said anything to me. "
Always
Way
Said
" Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest - then we can all die laughing. "
Laughing
Working
Then
" I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain. "
Complain
Think
Need
" I think my politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them. "
Politics
Education
People
" It's my belief we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain. "
Deep
Need
Complain
" I've always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific. "
Always
I See
More
" I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types. "
Always
Types
More
" I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else. "
Up
Thinking
Person
" Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain. "
Need
Man
Complain
" Many times I sit back and say, 'I can't believe that this is my life!' Other times, I feel self-satisfied. I mean, there's a lot to be proud and thankful for but, nonetheless, it's just a life! "
My Life
Believe
Thankful
" Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them. "
Government
Two
Decent
" No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up. "
Up
You
Enough
" Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. "
Hunch
Collective
Reality
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