I'm assuming you didn't just call me to come out of the closet to a blind woman' 'Oh, it's something I do everyday,' Kate said, enjoying Faith's sense of humor. 'I open up a phone book, randomly select a name, dial it, and when they answer, I proclaim I'm a lesbian and then hang up.
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HUGH LAURIE I was shown into a room. A red room. Red wallpaper, red curtains, red carpet. They said it was a sit... HUGH LAURIE Ideas are 10 a penny. It's the execution that's the hard thing to do. House is standing up a... HUGH LAURIE The system broke down. We have to ask hard questions. LAURIE ZOLOTH They, all of them, work incredibly hard to make me seem clever and heroic, neither of which I am. HUGH LAURIE People assume that I'm very highly trained, that I studied and did years and years of Shakespeare. I... HUGH LAURIE He was a very gentle soul and, I think, a very good doctor. And I'm probably being paid more to beco... HUGH LAURIE I am terribly conscious of the fact that the world doesn't need any more actors. There are so many b... HUGH LAURIE Plainly, if your life is hanging in the balance, the most important thing to you at that moment is g... HUGH LAURIE I have no problem with Matthew taking that deal, from the figures that I understand the ballpark to ... LAURIE FISHER If you're skating on thin ice, you might as well dance! LAURIE STRONGIN The constitutional presumption is for openness in the courts, but we have to ask whether we are real... LAURIE LEVENSON He draws defenders. He's got to learn to dish it off more, but with that pace he's a bit of firepowe... LAURIE CALLOWAY It's more than a slap in the face. It's shoving you in the mud and spitting on you. It's not just a ... BILL LAURIE I'm rather enjoying the whole process of reinvention, ... To be able to pretend to be something that... HUGH LAURIE "Cutting bangs are like thong underwear....an "adjustment" period of about two weeks is required bef... LAURIE OSBURN I'm reasonably easygoing. Messing up my lines or making a fool of myself is where you find my fe... HUGH LAURIE We don't want this issue hanging over our heads. LAURIE ARRON There's a real risk that this motion could succeed ... and we need to deal with it. LAURIE ARRON Basically, it's too close to call. I had a lot of surprises last night. LAURIE ARRON Ultimately, it's clear that it won't work to try and take away equal marriage. LAURIE ARRON Researchers will look at the OS level, as well as at mobile Web-browsing applications, in an effort ... LAURIE ARMSTRONG There's a lot going on. People are taking children into consideration and promoting families more. LAURIE ARMSTRONG He started doing walking tours that were hysterical and offered a lot of fascinating history. Now hi... LAURIE ARMSTRONG One of the things the hospitality industry offers is employment on every level. Whether someone just... LAURIE ARMSTRONG This center is dedicated to long-term research, looking at future innovations and concepts that will... LAURIE ARMSTRONG Songs and Stories from Moby Dick, LAURIE ANDERSON When you think of the Caribbean today, you think of clear blue warm water, ... Probably about 12 mil... LAURIE ANDERSON The promoter called and said, 'What should we do?' People were calling to say they were sure it was ... LAURIE ANDERSON My son already knows how to program my phone. I think technology is good. ... They are learning the ... LAURIE ANDERSON The world is a strange and wonderful place. LAURIE ANDERSON When I was a teenager, I dreamed abbout escaping. I was lucky. I succeeded. LAURIE ANDERSON I see that it has huge benefits for us understanding how and why diversity changes over time and how... LAURIE ANDERSON When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when ... LAURIE ANDERSON It's the presence of endorphins in the system that suppresses the cravings. LAURIE PETERSON He's such a good salesman that they didn't have a clue about what he was doing. I don't think prosec... LAURIE LEVENSON I'm just going to draw out three at random, and everyone else can just lump it. HUGH LAURIE Everyone else can just lump it. HUGH LAURIE All fruits do not ripen in one season. LAURIE JUNOT When the ship goes down, the waves very quickly roll over the top of it, and attention shifts elsewh... HUGH LAURIE Suddenly, however, the dastardly department of my personality presented two plans, one of which invo... LAURIE NOTARO