Ben Miller Quotes
I don't think you get a lot of comedians who are homeopaths. Comedy is essentially about not being hoodwinked.
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Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.
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There once was a child, and he strolled about a good deal, and thought of a number of things. He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion. These two used to wonder all day long. They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of God who made the lovely world.
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
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Men who think deeply appear to be comedians in their dealings with others because they always have to feign superficiality in order to be understood.
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The truth is, for however much my stories come out of things that have happened to me, they're not darkly or as deeply personal as someone like Marc Maron or a lot of comedians, but they are essentially my life and my interpretation of it.
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Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined.
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I don't think you get a lot of comedians who are homeopaths. Comedy is essentially about not being hoodwinked.
