Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
Whether people grow fat by joking, or whether there is something in fat itself which predisposes to a joke, I have never been quite able to determine.

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I was born in the city's general hospital on November 15, 1930, and we lived at 31 Amherst Avenue in the western suburbs. It was a magical place. There were receptions at the French Club, race meetings at the Shanghai Racecourse, and various patriotic gatherings at the British Embassy on the Bund, the city's glamorous waterfront area.
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
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The market for local advertising is in the billions.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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I'm a very proud actor.
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When I was a kid, 'Blade Runner' was my favorite movie. I remember seeing that when I was a little boy with my dad.
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I have Pro Tools on my computer, and I make CDs all the time.
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I don't prepare myself for a specific fighter. I don't choose a fight to prepare myself for another fighter.
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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I get recognized by some people in my community, but not a lot. In fact, they would say, 'What do you do?' And I would say, 'Well, I did 'The Bernie Mac Show.'' And they would say, 'Oh, really? Well, do you know so-and-so?' And I'd say, 'Yeah, I hired them. I was the boss!' They don't believe it.
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I think about making a comeback every single day. I went running, I went training, did that for a few days. But my body couldn't handle it.
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I told Mr. Nader today that a vote for Ralph Nader is really a vote for George Bush.
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No one is born evil; it's just the choices that they make.
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We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.
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Sometimes it's hard to be a woman giving all your love to just one man.
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There have always been different opinions on some elements of our sanction policy. It will probably stay that way... What is important is that we keep this unity and decide all together.
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In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That's the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it.
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The result of this union would be, not the fortuitous result of a series of approximations and concessions, but the harmonious synthesis of two aspects of a single thought.
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I don't chase after things, but I put forward the effort and know the rest of it is out of my hands.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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I don't want to be the joke of the world, and I don't want to be thought of as another Hitler swallowing up people.
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I think it is not necessary at this time to put forth a grand vision such as an East Asian Community. What we must do before that is create scenarios for Japan's response in case of a serious territorial incident.
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I really like looking at what's new in my favourite designers' stores, even if I don't buy anything.
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Whether people grow fat by joking, or whether there is something in fat itself which predisposes to a joke, I have never been quite able to determine.