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I mean, we're together, we trying to console on... CRYSTAL JARVIS My mom lived off the canal of a river, ... It looked like a bomb went off. I never thought it was go... CRYSTAL DAVIS We had no employees. He taught me how to drive a forklift. CRYSTAL GOMEZ It was them getting the ball to Davenport. We couldn't stop her. CRYSTAL SMITH They're becoming vicious. But it's not because they're hungry and they want to eat people. They're s... CRYSTAL SMITH She challenges me and at the same time I challenge her, ... She's making me better she's actually on... CRYSTAL SMITH We're just all sisters, CRYSTAL SMITH I was nervous about the change in the enrollment standards. CRYSTAL SMITH I want to let women know what they can expect, and that it is okay to feel confused, exhausted and o... CRYSTAL SMITH Where's our little baby who was so happy to be awake? CRYSTAL JASKULA I finally gave in today. Admitting that I haven't been able to do it alone, that's defeat right? But... CRYSTAL WOODS People thought this would be an award show -- but we couldn't get anybody to open up the envelopes. ... BILLY CRYSTAL I had a dream that Connie Chung is doing a newscast about my death and they show a clip from Soap. BILLY CRYSTAL I can't be funny if my feet don't feel right. BILLY CRYSTAL They probably didn't want to put the generator outside for fear it would be stolen. CRYSTAL HOLMES I hope this event helps me with my problems of going nuts about the things I want. CRYSTAL SMITH There should be some good teams up there — Woodrow Wilson and Spring Valley come to mind right off... CRYSTAL HACKNEY I've noticed if you're a pug owner, you're pug-crazy. CRYSTAL KEY I know you think I'm crazy. Maybe that's because I am. About life, about this moment, about you. CRYSTAL WOODS Even before we met and long after we're both gone, my heart lives inside of yours. I'm forever and e... CRYSTAL WOODS I'm such a strong human being. I amaze myself even. If only you knew what I've been up against, you'... CRYSTAL WOODS At this point, it appears to be a random act, and while nothing has been ruled out, it does not appe... CRYSTAL CANDY Mom was so funny and loving to us kids. She was our first audience. When my dad died, I was suddenly... BILLY CRYSTAL He fully confessed to all these thefts and said it was because he had a crack cocaine habit. In fact... CRYSTAL CANDY I tried to enroll her in tutoring last year, and it was quite expensive. She had a lot of problems i... CRYSTAL SMITH Some of the kids right now are out there on the street now. Some of them are in the penitentiary, so... CRYSTAL MOORE There really is a lack of information about this phase in a woman's life, CRYSTAL SMITH Getting buried alive will always be my claim to fame. CRYSTAL CHAPPELL Love was not in it for me at first. I dated guys because of the way they looked. And then I began to... CRYSTAL WATERS Do you know what i hate? I hate people who hides behind GOD, it doesn't matter how much u pray or fa... CRYSTAL DEONARINE It went down pretty quick. The metal was so weak. As they were putting it out, it crumbled. CRYSTAL HALL Everything was gone or ruined, ... There were pine tree limbs going through the top of the kitchen i... CRYSTAL DAVIS First United Methodist Church has a van that's taking us to Birmingham. CRYSTAL HAWKINS It is all right for the lion and the lamb to lie down together if they are both asleep, but if one o... CRYSTAL EASTMAN The prop guys came in yelling, 'There's mercury on the set! It can get into your lungs, and it'll ki... CRYSTAL HUNT You see it every day on the news, ... It's not my family, but it's a lot of other families. You real... CRYSTAL HUNT I've broken thermometers before, and it was no big deal, CRYSTAL HUNT It wasn't really a big deal, CRYSTAL HUNT All of the male actors joked about the ladies' faces when the hunky firemen walked in. CRYSTAL HUNT It wasn't really a big deal. I thought it was hilarious. CRYSTAL HUNT The average man has a carefully cultivated ignorance about household matters - from what to do with ... CRYSTAL EASTMAN You should listen to even the smallest voice, someday it could be the one that makes a difference. CRYSTAL MARCOS In my standup work, I always do these characters, older people who are just off to the side. It'... BILLY CRYSTAL My Aunt Sheila was terrifying! She would put a napkin in her mouth and say, 'You've got some... BILLY CRYSTAL Everything halts until they decide who the current dictator is and who they have to pay to get your ... CRYSTAL GOMEZ