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The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.
James Thurber
I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great job of providing a nice blend of comedy, wit and class.
Neil Patrick Harris
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Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.


John Wooden
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Impropriety is the soul of wit.


W. Somerset Maugham
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Brevity is the soul of wit.


William Shakespeare
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Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.
Simone de Beauvoir
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The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.


Bernard Baruch
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Well, I think that there's a value to comedy in and of itself.


Al Franken
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Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.


Richard Bach
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Indeed I had not much wit, yet I was not an idiot - my wit was according to my years.


Margaret Cavendish
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The truth is, no, we don't live in a post-racial state anywhere in America, and this is particularly true in Hollywood.
Tessa Thompson
I could drop dead tomorrow, the truth will be here. Truth is forever; when you read our history, truth is forever, and it always outs itself.
Paul Mooney
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A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits.


Alexander Pope
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It's true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves - motifs of rebellion.
Vivienne Westwood
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Wit is the only wall between us and the dark.


Mark Van Doren
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Maybe I don't believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing.


Tracey Emin
A great restaurant doesn't distinguish itself by how few mistakes it makes but by how well they handle those mistakes.
Danny Meyer
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Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself.
Sonny Perdue
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'Fargo' becomes a metaphor for a type of true crime case where truth is stranger than fiction. So, there's no reason that there isn't another 10-hour true crime story that could be told in this region.
Noah Hawley
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Oh well, the truth hurts, doesn't it?


Robin Roberts
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