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" The celebrity craze is a little much. But it's good for me, so you don't bite the hand that feeds you. "
Peter Falk
You
Celebrity
Me
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" If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original. "
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