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I don't have a mission. I don't have a torch to burn.
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Mel Brooks
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: June 28
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Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back legs together.
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I love gentiles. In fact, on of my favorite activities is Protestant spotting.
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Not only should we laugh about Hitler. We must laugh about him. Especially in Berlin.
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