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In every country, they make fun of city. In U.S. you make fun of Cleveland. In Russia, we make fun of Cleveland.

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
Actor
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Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
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A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.
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I fed my ego, but not my soul.
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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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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.
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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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I believe that laughter is a language of God and that we can all live happily ever laughter.
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In America, you assassinate president. In Soviet Russia, president assassinate you!
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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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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Russian men have a saying: Women are like buses... That's it.
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.
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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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In America, you drive car. In Soviet Russia, car drive you!
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In America, your job determines your marks. In Soviet Russia, Marx determine your job!
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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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I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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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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