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" I've been called crazy many times before. "
Tom Shadyac
Crazy
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" Our culture does not teach us this, but what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas. If you cheat in Vegas, it comes right home with you. If you cheat in Vegas, you walk home as a cheater. You lie awake at a night a cheater. You cannot escape it. "
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" I love Frank Capra. He believed in the goodness of people and one man's ability to fight and often triumph. "
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