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Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often.
Johnny Carson
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Johnny Carson
Age: 79 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 23
Died: 2005
Died: January 23
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It's the lack of this kind of open and honest education about sex that causes so many kids to grow up with sexual hang-ups.
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Despite the fact that computer speeds are measured in nanoseconds and picoseconds - one billionth and one trillionth of a second, respectively - the smallest interval of time known to man is that which occurs in Manhattan between the traffic signal turning green and the taxi driver behind you blowing his horn.
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Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president.
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The Champagne they have stored is getting more valuable every year.
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Democracy means free television, not good television, but free.
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Do you know my dream? I really want to become an aluminum-siding salesman.
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Believe me, you don't walk away from the kind of money you make with a daily television show. You might get awful tired of it sometimes, but take a second look at the check and you get less tired right away.
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I can empathize with President [George Bush]. I know what it feels like having a young guy waiting around for you to keel over.
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As long as I don't commit any crimes, you have no right to judge me except by my performance as a professional. On that level, you're welcome to think whatever you want about me.
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If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace.
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Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.
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