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" I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit. "
Colin Quinn
Kings
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" I think if you try to tailor your act to anybody, you end up with an act that doesn't work anyway. "
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" It was tumultuous, it was crazy, but I would not trade it for anything. "
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" I think I identify more with the smart guy, but most people might take umbrage at that. I like to think of myself as a real thinker, but I suppose people might beg to differ. "
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Think
Real
" My name has zero value. "
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Zero
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World
Like
Say
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Just
You
Just Be
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Smarter
" I feel most empires fell when they started to act human, but then look at Russia. They kept a pretty strong hand, and they fell from Afghanistan alone because Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires. I guess you just can't sustain it. "
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Look
Feel
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Good
Funny
Writing
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York
Actor
Understand
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Write
Perform
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" For the most part, comedians are pretty friendly with each other. They always say they badmouth each other, but most of the time, they're friends. We're the only ones that can really stand our type of humor. "
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Friends
Always
Say
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Everyone
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Never
China
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Poetry
Love