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I'm not a first-place person.

Amy Sedaris

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Amy Sedaris
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: March 29
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Amy Louise Sedaris
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If you decide on having an alcoholic at your party, make sure it's a large gathering. This way, until the alcoholic begins removing their clothes or dangling the cat out the window, they can sort of blend in. An alcoholic at a small gathering is called an intervention.
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I like to be the one in charge of everything.
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I just like to have the ideas. Other people can help see them through.
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Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later he may be with his real girlfriend.
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although it has been said that idle hands are the devil's workshop, when it comes to teenagers, both idle and active hands are the devil's workshop.
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Accentuaute the positives - medicate the negatives.
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People who shop in health food stores never look healthy.
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If you see a shy person, ask them some questions like, 'Why are you so shy? Tell everyone, we're all listening.
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I was just a kid. I think I stole a candy bar. I remember feeling so terrible. It was the worst shock. I was probably 7. That's my least favorite feeling: guilt.
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