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Irvin S. Cobb Quote: 'Humor is merely tragedy standing on ...'

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I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.


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Most stuff you can do standing on your head.


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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.
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There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.


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Man can and must prevent the tragedy of famine in the future instead of merely trying with pious regret to salvage the human wreckage of the famine, as he has so often done in the past.
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So far I'm still standing on 'Sons of Anarchy' but all the rest of the people on the show have me in their crosshairs so I'm waiting for the bullet in the head.
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All my humor is based on destruction and despair. If the whole world were tranquil, without disease and violence, I'd be standing in the bread line - right in back of J. Edgar Hoover.
Lenny Bruce
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I write my novels longhand. I love the feeling of writing; I love to see pen on paper. It feels more creative than typing, and it's a more visual process for me - I can picture the entire scene in my head and am merely writing what I see.
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A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.


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My brother is the lead singer of The Torn, and my parents are in a country duo.


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If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.


Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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You know those things that you throw the twigs into and it spits them out? That's what I do. The branches are like life, and I throw them into my head and some of it comes out as humor.
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Why would people spend good money to have my pants?


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I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat.
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I think art can reflect tragedy.


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They tend to come out a colour called 'Pants left in wash'


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Men should not be forced to wear pants when it's not cold.


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The auto industry is standing today. The middle class is standing today. Ohio is standing today. America is standing strong today.
Ted Strickland
I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else.
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My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.


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