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I think there's only so many people that can take care of themselves, and can take care of other people. And the rest of the people … they're useful in terms of compost for the whole planet, you know.
Bill Murray
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Bill Murray
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 21
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William James Bill Murray
William James Murray
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Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one.
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Why would you get up there and bore people? I never have figured that out. These people are supposedly in the entertainment industry, and they finally get up there to that podium and they become the most boring people in the world.
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Afghanistan is just one of those countries that no group can conquer. It's so challenging to live, and the people are so close among their own tribes, their own groups, that you can't rule them all, you can't get an accord from all of them.
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I'm just a potato that won't quit. I'm a potato with some legs. Some have eyes, I've got legs.
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