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The joy a person is usually seen to express at the conversion of another to his opinion is seldom more than the impulse of egotistical satisfaction at being considered worthy of didactic imitation.
Norm MacDonald
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Norm MacDonald
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 17
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Envy, like a false mirror, distorts the symmetry of the sweetest form.
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Though you may be last to discover your follies, be always first to correct them.
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Kenny G has a Christmas album out this year. Hey, happy birthday Jesus! Hope you like crap!
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Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, that's funny.
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Ever see this? It's a homeless guy but he's got a dog... The dog's really thrilled with this idea. The dog's going, Hey pal, I can do this by myself pretty well. The longest walk in the world you got me on here.
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It is necessary to be tolerant, in order to be tolerated.
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Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up.
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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 don't know anything about politics. Like, zero. Nothing.
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The promises we break are usually such as we are most forward in making.
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You ever see 'The Dating Game'? That's a weird game show. The prize on that show: another contestant. Talk about cheap.
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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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Your worst and most dangerous enemy is the person that injures you under the pretensions of friendship.
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