There are two things at which most men are grieved: when their faults are exposed, and when their virtues are concealed.
NORM MACDONALDMost men will go farther to give advice than to follow their own opinion.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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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 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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During misfortunes, nothing aggravates our condition more, than to be esteemed deserving of them.
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I don’t know the difference between a hippie and a hipster but, it’s fun to watch either one of them get beat up.
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When people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.
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In estimating the adversities of life, we would seldom have much reason to complain of the evils we suffer, did we understand the dangers we daily escape.
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The young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them.
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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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I generally have a real strong idea or a strong punchline, and I just try to get to it by rambling around, as I don’t like to memorize words.
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Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.
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Hypocrisy is the outward acknowledgment of inward shame.
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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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I don’t have any ambition.
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