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When I started in Canada, I just did stand-up.

Norm MacDonald

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Norm MacDonald
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 17
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Quebec
Stand
Canada
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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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We would seldom be deceived by flattery, did our own conceit not promote the delusion.
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All that weak people learn from disappointment, is less confidence in future enterprise.
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I was in my peak physical condition when I was about like, uh... one. Oh God, I looked good, young and fresh! You wouldn't know me now if you'd seen me when I was one, you know? I even looked good for my age. People would come up to me and go, what are you, zero? And I'd go, no, I'm one over here!
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Most men appear wiser in their doubts than in their belief.
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We often suffer more from our fears, than from the dangers of our situation.
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The man that does not fear punishment, little regards crime.
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My dad had this thing - everyone in Canada wants to play hockey that's all they want to do. So when I was a kid, whenever we skated my dad would not let us on the ice without hockey sticks, because of this insane fear we would become figure skaters!
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Few people love with the violence they hate.
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