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England and Denmark have a sense of irony and a darker sense of humour that you don't necessarily find in Germany and Sweden.


Mads Mikkelsen

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Stars flicker...
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I was a survivor, and I was strong.
I would no...
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GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
SACHA BARON COHEN If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.
JOAN CRAWFORD A visual sense is something you either have or you don't.
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THOM YORKE I don´t listen to hoax or rumours,
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JASMINE GUINNESS I write to make sense of things that don't make sense to me.
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ALAN J. PAKULA The British have turned their sense of humour into a national virtue. It is odd, because through muc...
THEODORE ZELDIN It is not possible to live in this age if you don't have a sense of many contradictory forces.
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ALEXEI SAYLE Kehidupan perempuan itu sembilan bagian kacau dan satu bagian ajaib, kau akan segera mengetahuinya.....
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