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" In comedy you have to be willing to not take yourself seriously, you know? I take comedy really seriously, and so to take comedy seriously, you must not, you cannot, ever take yourself seriously. "

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" I only pray when it suits my own needs. I'm not proud about that. "

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" The challenge as a parent is letting your kids fail in the right ways because that's where we do most of our learning. "

" I've always written a little bit. I mean, I've written screenplays, and I've doctored my dialogue for years, and I've written speeches - I was a speechwriter on 'The West Wing,' so I like that kind of thing. But I never really thought I'd write a book. "

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