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I don't really think, to some extent, funny is the absolut... ROBERT MANKOFF MANOLO BLAHNIK NICK CAVE I think it's funny because on 'Glee Project,' there's that added pressure, but with ... SAMUEL LARSEN SIGOURNEY WEAVER COLIN KAEPERNICK VINCE VAUGHN GRAYDON CARTER I definitely understand what it's like not having family around when you want them there, but yo... VANESSA MORGAN Alas, I think I am becoming a god. TITUS LUCAN LUCAN I think there's this essential human desire to have a unified field theory. Everyone is like, &#... CARLTON CUSE Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, tha... NORM MACDONALD I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attrac... EVAN WILLIAMS RAY ROMANO MAXINE KUMIN MARTIN LUTHER Because in Australia there really isn't a lot to do. There aren't a lot of opportunities. RADHA MITCHELL RYAN REYNOLDS MITT ROMNEY DYLAN MCDERMOTT KARL MARLANTES CASS MCCOMBS I think there's a lot of anxiety about being seen as a bad parent. There's still a lot of su... ADAM MANSBACH LINUS TORVALDS GREG GRAFFIN DAVID CRONENBERG TWIGGY I don't think any studio - it was a long shot at the time - but I don't think any studio in ... CALLIE KHOURI There just aren't many little guys who are good actors. They don't get the training; they do... KENNY BAKER CHRIS PARNELL OLIVIA MUNN There aren't a lot of female story artists, and it's baffling to me. There are a lot of kids... JENNIFER YUH NELSON BONNIE SOMERVILLE There's no type of music I don't like. I think it's important to be able to make fun of ... EUGENE CHADBOURNE There's a real danger in doing a sequel. There are some benefits, but that all hinges on how wel... DONNIE WAHLBERG ZOE KRAVITZ FRED COUPLES I'm not just gonna go after the black Jesse Jackson they all want to make fun of, but I know the... CHRIS MATTHEWS ALFIE ALLEN There are hundreds of thousands of words that aren't in any print dictionary today... because th... ERIN MCKEAN There's something that's sexy about a guy who has the strength to kill somebody, but is also... EVAN PETERS Some people say I'm unique, that there aren't other people with schizophrenia like me. Well,... ELYN SAKS DAN STEVENS I've had a lot of dates, but I don't think there's been anyone that special or important... ANNE ROBINSON If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it... ED RENDELL ROBERT OSBORNE A lot of female comedians will go up there in a sweatshirt and Converses, trying to dress themselves... CARLY CRAIG I think there's a notion in our society, and it may be valid, that people aren't as funny wh... PHIL HARTMAN JODI PICOULT I just think it's quite remarkable that everyone says they want to add more commentary to their ... DANA PERINO I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to th... ADRIAN EDMONDSON BILL COSBY THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. ANNE WOJCICKI I'm a private guy, and you don't want to be out there preaching to people. But faith leads y... TIM MCGRAW LUIS MIGUEL There's a lot of complacency in philanthropy. People figure organizations are trying to do good,... DUSTIN MOSKOVITZ PETER SINGER STEVE CARELL ALBERT FINNEY TOMI LAHREN GREG BEHRENDT There's a cardinal rule that you don't talk about sharks. If you don't see it, it's ... MARK WARKENTIN NIECY NASH There's this old saying that, if you aren't particularly gifted in natural sciences, if you ... BERNHARD SCHLINK
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I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... 
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