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I’m not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.

Dick Cavett

To label me an intellectual is a misunderstanding of what that is.
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Intellectual Label Myself Understand
I’ll be happy if I can just stay out of Nebraska.
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Away Happiness Myself Stay
Coming up through the ranks of any calling can be rough, but that battered soul who survives the early years of courting the comic muse comes close to knowing what only the soldier knows: What combat is like.
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Comic Court Early Known Rank Rough Survive
I have a long list of things that make me mad.
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Angry List Mad Myself
Great humorists are great insulters.
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Great Humor Insult
There is something about a Luger that separates it from all other handguns, and Luger devotees and Luger society members speak of it in romantic terms that must sound plain nuts to those who consider themselves level-headed.
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Devotee Head Level Romance Society Weapon
Japanese is sort of a hobby of mine, and I can get around Japan with ease.
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Easy Hobby Interest Myself
My dream was maybe someday, one night I can be a guest on a talk show, and then I will have achieved everything I want.
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Achievement Dreams Myself Night Someday
Teaching is an art and a profession requiring years of training.
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Art Profession Requirement Teaching Training
I’m not all that enthralled by show business, and I’m not that much of a highbrow.
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Business Myself
Greatly talented performers don’t know – often spectacularly – what’s best for them, don’t know what their talents really are, and don’t know what’s just plain wrong for them.
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Best Dumb Great Talent Unknown Wrong
Every comic can report a few ‘gift from the gods’ moments.
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Comic Gift God Moments Report
It’s a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn’t want to hear.
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Himself Person Rare
Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.
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Comedy See Student
It’s not always easy to identify your own voice. It comes with time.
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Easy Identify Time Voice Yourself
I’m not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.
DICK CAVETT

Block Easy Hard Myself Reason Writing

I’m not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.

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I’m not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy.

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