The young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them.
NORM MACDONALDIt is necessary to be tolerant, in order to be tolerated.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain.
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Scientists believe they may have discovered a primitive form of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa. That primitive form of life? You guessed it, Frank Stallone.
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I don’t really like politics that much. And I like the order and simplicity of sports. They have an ending. You can argue with your friends about it, but in the end you still like sports. I almost love the fantasy world of sports more than the real world.
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Enjoyment inflames love in some men, and extinguishes it in others: the wind that assists large vessels, upsets small ones.
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The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
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You can’t love your team without hating another team.
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In love, we are best pleased when we please others.
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When people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.
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Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.
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With the ambitious, the failure of one expedient is the suggestion of another; but with the irresolute, defeat usually occasions abandonment of purpose.
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The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
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Reason is always weak where prejudice is strong.
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Ignorance is better than knowledge misapplied.
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All my life’s about is cracking up people and them cracking me up and trying not to think about dying. That doesn’t cost very much money.
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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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