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I fed my ego, but not my soul.

Yakov Smirnoff

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
Actor
Comedian
Odesa
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
Feds
Ego
Comedy
Soul

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I believe that laughter is a language of God and that we can all live happily ever laughter.
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A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.
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Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year.
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It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart.
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Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.
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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.
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We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales.
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.
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In America, you break law. In Soviet Russia, law breaks you! In America, you watch Big Brother. In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watch you!
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Russian men have a saying: Women are like buses... That's it.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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In America, your job determines your marks. In Soviet Russia, Marx determine your job!
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good.
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My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.
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In Soviet Russia, party always finds you!
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I found out that when you get married the man becomes the head of the house. And the woman becomes the neck, and she turns the head any way she wants to.
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