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"Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH,' the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."

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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK; but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves... well."

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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"It's so hard to believe in anything anymore, you know what I mean? It's like, religion, you really can't take it seriously, 'cause it seems so mythological, and seems so arbitrary; and then on the other hand, science is just pure empiricism, and by virtue of its method, it excludes metaphysics. I guess I wouldn't believe in anything if it weren't for my lucky astrology mood watch."

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Frank Carson Comedian
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"I was in the Far East and I went into a restaurant and I ordered octopus and the waiter said: "It takes four hours." I asked why and he said: "It keeps turning off the gas.""

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Mark Twain Writer, Humorist
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"I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His works must be contemplated with respect."

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Demetri Martin Comedian, Actor
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"A lot of people don't like bumper stickers. I don't mind bumper stickers. To me a bumper sticker is a shortcut. It's like a little sign that says 'Hey, let's never hang out.'"

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