Flattery succeeds best on minds previously occupied by conceit.
NORM MACDONALDThe young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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Ignorance is better than knowledge misapplied.
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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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A great cause of evil in the world is that men seldom think themselves criminal if they offer the same injustice to others that has been successfully practiced on themselves.
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I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.
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You ever be having a really good dream, and then, uh- right in the middle of the dream you wake up, right in the best part of the dream? And there you are, back in your stinkin’ life again? Man, that’s rough, eh?
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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You can’t love your team without hating another team.
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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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I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.
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There are two things which a man should scrupulously avoid: giving advice that he would not follow, and asking advice when he is determined to pursue his own opinion.
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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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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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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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As evacuation eases the body, so occasional ejectment of passion seems to appease the agonies of the soul, and dispose to tranquility the agitations of the heart.
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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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