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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.

Yakov Smirnoff

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
Actor
Comedian
Odesa
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
Women
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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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In America, you drive car. In Soviet Russia, car drive you!
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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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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, The Party can always find you!
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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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A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.
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In America, you assassinate president. In Soviet Russia, president assassinate you!
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In today's society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads this is the reason we stop laughing.
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
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If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.
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Many people are surprised to hear that we have comedians in Russia, but they are there. They are dead, but they are there.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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I fed my ego, but not my soul.
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Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile.
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I was a comedian in Russia, and I worked on the cruise ships there. I met a lot of Americans, and they were laughing even though I didn't speak their language.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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If you have something important to say, Broadway and New York are great places to say it.
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