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"Most people don't see that they have options beyond what society tells them to do. That's the biggest problem. They honestly believe that compliance is the shortcut to success."
"Shortcuts aren't always."
"Flirting is a cheap, dangerous shortcut to get something you can't hold after you get it."
"Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it."
