The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
NORM MACDONALDComedy is surprises, so if you’re intending to make somebody laugh and they don’t laugh, that’s funny.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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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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If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it.
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The reason we have few friends in adversity, is, because we have no true ones in prosperity.
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I’m thankful for women. I think women are more intelligent than men. Also, without women, there would be no cookies.
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Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.
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When people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.
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I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.
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I don’t have any ambition.
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Comedy is surprises, so if you’re intending to make somebody laugh and they don’t laugh, that’s funny.
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Chastity is oftener owing to diffidence and shame, than to fortitude of reason or virtue.
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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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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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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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