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One of the things I'm proudest of is, on my record 'That Was the Year that Was' in 1965, I made a joke about spending $20 billion sending some clown to the moon. I was against the manned space program then, and I'm even more against it now, that whole waste of money.

Tom Lehrer

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I remember tap-dancing and singing in front of the TV when I was a kid, telling my dad to stop watching Ed Sullivan or Milton Berle and watch me.

Andie MacDowell

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I've definitely always had a passion for entertaining.

Troye Sivan

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I'm satisfied with the way 'The Room' turned out, and I don't want to change anything.

Tommy Wiseau

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I think my dad has a similar black sense of humour to mine, so perhaps it's just an inherited thing. I've got two little boys now, and I can see it with them as well. I don't know if you learn it off your parents - but my dad used to take me to see certain plays when I was quite young, so maybe that had an effect as well.

Julia Davis

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It's impossible to live a life totally free of feelings. God created all of us to be emotional creatures, and feelings are a big part of our lives.

Joyce Meyer

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Creating emotion was what my career was all about. I wanted people to laugh at me; I wanted people to cry with me. I wanted people to feel good or to think about something when they watched me. I think that's why, even not being an Olympic champion, I have such a huge following around the world.

Johnny Weir

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It's a weird feeling to have outlived virtually everyone you ever worked with.

Douglas Slocombe

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Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.

Christie Hefner

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A lot of us don't get a sense of our personal power. I know the vast difference that one person can make in changing things.

Boots Riley

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I don't have a set style, but I try not to dress like everyone else.

Ryan Lochte

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I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.

Ryne Sandberg

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Financial globalisation and Islamist globalisation are helping each other out. Those two ideologies want to bring France to its knees.

Marine Le Pen

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