American - Comedian | June 28, 1926 -
You got to be brave. If you feel something, you've really got to risk it.
Mel Brooks
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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It's talent. Either you got it or you ain't.
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Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity. We're all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote.
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As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.
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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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