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All that weak people learn from disappointment, is less confidence in future enterprise.

Norm MacDonald

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Norm MacDonald
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 17
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
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Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Television Producer
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Quebec
Disappointment
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Proper respect to others is the most prudent rule of directing the measure of reverence due to ourselves.
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In love, first please the eye, then win the heart.
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The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
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I don't have any ego about it, but I find there's not a great work ethic in show business. A lot of people are in it to make money, and coming from stand-up, you have to work so hard because almost nothing works, and if you lose the audience for three minutes, you're dead.
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I'm thankful for women. I think women are more intelligent than men. Also, without women, there would be no cookies.
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It got very tedious saying the same jokes in the same way with the same attitude.
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I've been offered political shows before, and I don't know anything about politics and I feel uncomfortable making political opinions - there's consequences to them. I often think I'm wrong, so I really don't like getting in political or religious discussions because of the giant possibility that I might be wrong.
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During misfortunes, nothing aggravates our condition more, than to be esteemed deserving of them.
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You ever be having a really good dream, and then, uh- right in the middle of the dream you wake up, right in the best part of the dream? And there you are, back in your stinkin' life again? Man, that's rough, eh?
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We would seldom be deceived by flattery, did our own conceit not promote the delusion.
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