Few are more unhappy than those who have great ambition, but little energy to urge it into activity.
NORM MACDONALDThey that are fated to be fools, have one consolation, that they are fated also to be ignorant of it.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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Though you may be last to discover your follies, be always first to correct them.
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There are two indiscretions that generally distinguish fools: a readiness to report whatever they hear, and a practice of communicating with secrecy what is commonly understood.
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Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it’s the only disease where you can win a bunch of money.
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In estimating the adversities of life, we would seldom have much reason to complain of the evils we suffer, did we understand the dangers we daily escape.
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I don’t care for sex. I find it an embarrassing, dull exercise. I prefer sports, where you can win.
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Imprudent restrictions often force youth farther than enticement would carry them; and careless limitation is frequently worse than no injunction.
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Flattery succeeds best on minds previously occupied by conceit.
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We often suffer more from our fears, than from the dangers of our situation.
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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Ever see this? It’s a homeless guy but he’s got a dog… The dog’s really thrilled with this idea. The dog’s going, Hey pal, I can do this by myself pretty well. The longest walk in the world you got me on here.
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In love, we are best pleased when we please others.
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The young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them.
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You know, with Hitler, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don’t care for him.
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They say that if you’re afraid of homosexuals, it means that deep down inside you’re actually a homosexual yourself. That worries me because I’m afraid of dogs.
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Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices.
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