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Barry Humphries

I like people who are slightly unhygienic. A little grubbiness isn’t so bad. BO chic it should be called.
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Bad Chic Little People Unhygienic
He’s very, very well-known. I’d say he’s world-famous in Melbourne.
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Known Luck Well World
The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken.
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Defend Matter Spoken Truth
I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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Funny Laughing Priceless
I drift along, thinking about the past a great deal. The past is so reliable, so delightful, and the best place to live. I end up there quite often, you know; it’s very comfortable and dependable.
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Art Past Thinking
The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live.
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Best Delightful Live Past Place
My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.
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Army Children Parent
To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one’s mother.
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Mother Night Party
My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet. She’s now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia
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Friendship Funny Mom
I think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don’t feel that kind of terror which traditionally anyone who has to do any public speaking feels. It’s worse for actors, because our livelihood depends on it.
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Comedian People Thinking
Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man and his secretary.
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Beautiful Men Secretary Sex Thing
I’ve decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.I put my family last. Because if you don’t, if you put them first, they never thank you. You’ll never get a word of thanks from them.
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First Lasts Secret
Australia is an outdoor country. People only go inside to use the toilet. And that’s only a recent development.
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Country Funny Humor
If you can’t laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century.
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Century Joke Laughing Missing
Friendship is tested in the thick years of success rather than in the thin years of struggle.
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Struggle Thick Years
Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.
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Humor Laughing Memorable

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