Christopher Lehmann-Haupt Quotes
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There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
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It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
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Everyone's clamoring for the fourth book in the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy, which makes me laugh. Just the part of 'a fourth book in trilogy' that makes me laugh, not the clamoring for the next book.
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My whole thing is to entertain, make people laugh and to forget about the real world for awhile.
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Gentrification always makes me laugh. People complain about traffic. Live in Atlanta! You can't have it both ways; you can't live in an incredible city and not expect it to get congested.
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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
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Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.
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I do things, and other people laugh at them. I rarely know what the joke is supposed to be or why they're laughing.
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I love my iPhone - I've actually gotten into games, and I find them really relaxing. Don't laugh at me, but I have 'Sally's Spa' - fantastic; 'Penguin Catapult' - it's great; and 'Word Solitaire' is my new favorite.
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You must learn to take life less seriously and to laugh.
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My looks have changed. I have laugh lines - not wrinkles.
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'The Bill Engvall Show' is a comedy about a middle-class family in the Midwest. It's a great family show to watch if you want to laugh and unwind.
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I know what people laugh at. I know their vocabulary.
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I like fearless characters, people just not afraid to do anything it takes to make people laugh.
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I think some days you should do a cartoon that is absolutely just for the laugh, and some days you should do a cartoon that just punches the reader right in the stomach. It's kind of nice to mix it up.
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My mother used to push 'Wuthering Heights' on me as a boy, and I sensed from her breathy description of the story that it would make me laugh. I have no plans to find out if this is true.
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Life is funny. If you don't laugh, you're in trouble.
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I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself.
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When the gun lobby fights gun-control legislation, its logic is clear: it does not like laws that prevent people from owning or using guns.
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From the time I was ten, I thought of myself as 'good with words,' thanks to a perceptive and supportive fifth grade teacher.
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I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.
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I certainly would not vote against a particular judge already in office because of a decision in a case. You may not agree with a judge's decision, but the judge must act within the law.
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Affirmative action makes employers think, 'Black woman nuclear physicist? Hah! Probably let her into Harvard 'cause they were looking for a twofer. Bet she got C's in high school practical math. Give her a job in personnel.'
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Mr. Frazier makes me laugh out loud.
