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The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community.


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The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.



I have a horrible memory and I used to consider that a liability, but I've learned along the way that talking to people is really a beautiful thing.

I have a horrible memory and I used to consider that a liability, but I've learned along the way that talking to people is really a beautiful thing.



I mean, I do love clever and witty, but I think that the 'Three Stooges' were geniuses. They'd have to be for their appeal to have lasted this long.

I mean, I do love clever and witty, but I think that the 'Three Stooges' were geniuses. They'd have to be for their appeal to have lasted this long.



I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name.

I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name.



I got my dog three years ago because I was drunk in a pet store. We had nine cats at the time. The cats started hiding the alcohol after that.

I got my dog three years ago because I was drunk in a pet store. We had nine cats at the time. The cats started hiding the alcohol after that.



I don’t believe for a second that weightlifting is a sport. They pick up a heavy thing and put it down again. To me, that’s indecision.

I don’t believe for a second that weightlifting is a sport. They pick up a heavy thing and put it down again. To me, that’s indecision.



Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas



Remember when you were considered an environmentalist when you didn't throw junk out the car window? I sure do miss that simpler, happier time.

Remember when you were considered an environmentalist when you didn't throw junk out the car window? I sure do miss that simpler, happier time.



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The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.



When we save the rain forest, the polar bear, and Al Gore, we should party so hard that Canada calls the cops on us for noise.

When we save the rain forest, the polar bear, and Al Gore, we should party so hard that Canada calls the cops on us for noise.





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Simple things bring infinite pleasure. Yet, it takes us a while to realize that. But once simple is in, complex it out - forever.



Marketing used to be about advertising, and advertising is expensive. Today, marketing is about engaging with the tribe and delivering products and services with stories that spread.

Marketing used to be about advertising, and advertising is expensive. Today, marketing is about engaging with the tribe and delivering products and services with stories that spread.



I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets of judgment.

I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets of judgment.



If there is no happy ending. Make one out of cookie dough.

If there is no happy ending. Make one out of cookie dough.



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I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.



Artists of all sorts remain youthful for so long, and in many cases attain a grand old age. The explanation is that they live in an almost permanent condition of stimulation and excitement.

Artists of all sorts remain youthful for so long, and in many cases attain a grand old age. The explanation is that they live in an almost permanent condition of stimulation and excitement.



Actually, my first literary heroes were the Romantic poets, so I began to get serious by writing poems. I have notebooks full of them that I cherish but am afraid to look at.

Actually, my first literary heroes were the Romantic poets, so I began to get serious by writing poems. I have notebooks full of them that I cherish but am afraid to look at.



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My belief is guns don't kill people, people kill people.



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I feel about 18, but my mind is much more mature now, so it's a perfect combination.



The nation which can only be saved by one man and wants to be saved that way deserves a whipping!

The nation which can only be saved by one man and wants to be saved that way deserves a whipping!




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