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The chance to be seen as a warm, witty guy is too good an opportunity for a politician to miss.

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Robert Orben
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: March 4
Magician
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the United States of America
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All that means is that something devastating can happen to you today or to your family & all you can do is cry about it or panic or just be grief-stricken about it but a year or two from now or maybe ten years from now, or maybe two months or two days, you might be able to see the humor in that problem.
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We have enough people who tell it like it is - now we could use a few who tell it like it can be.
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Humor is the most honest of emotions. Applause for a speech can be insincere, but with humor, if the audience doesn't like it there's no faking it.
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Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on, smoldering, smoldering for years.
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As much as we admire all the characteristics of a Ronald Reagan, as soon as something goes wrong, people will hate those same characteristics.
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Happiness is contagious. Be a carrier!!
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To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.
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The secret of writing comedy is to know where it's all going, then get ahead of it.
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Nowadays, you cannot be a very Effective political figure without Having a demonstrable sense of humor. People take to it.
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I don't want to say anything about my kids...but I go to PTA meetings under an assumed name!
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It's amazing how important your job is when you want the day off - and how unimportant it is when you want a raise.
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We're supposed to take our problems to a family adviser. Personally, I've never met a family adviser. They're all off somewhere listening to dirty stories.
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Inflation is the crabgrass in your savings.
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I got a Valentine's Day card from my girl. It said, 'Take my heart! Take my arms! Take my lips!' Which is just like her. Keeping the best part for herself.
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Individuality' is the key to success.
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Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator.
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Sociologists say that going to the movies is a bonding experience. It probably has to do with the way you feet stick to the floor.
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They say kids today don't know the value of a dollar. They certainly do know the value of a dollar. That's why they ask for five.
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It always seems to someone outside the business that it is very difficult to write for a comedy show because it must be done quickly. Actually, it is much easier to write this humor than to do a joke or a show from scratch, because the audience knows the plot. Just mention what is going on and then deliver the punch line.
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A toast to the weapons of war, may they rust in peace.
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