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People get frightened that success is going to take them out of life. They’re no longer going to be on the corner of Bedlam and Squalor; life will only be something you can get through the mail.

Tom Waits

Their memory’s like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can’t remember Tell the things you can’t forget that History puts a saint in every dream.
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Dreams Memories Remember Train Yourself
A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.
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Gentle Man Play
I do some acting. And there’s a difference between “I do some acting” and “I’m an actor.”
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Act Actor Difference Myself
I admit that I ain’t no angel, I admit that I ain’t no saint – I’m selfish and I’m cruel and I’m blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they’re so hard to find.
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Angel Blind Finding Hard Myself Selfish
The folks who know the truth aren’t talking. The ones who don’t have a clue, you can’t shut them up!
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Talk Truth Yourself
I like Thelonious Monk, he’s so gnarled, he’s like a piece of machinery that’s pulled up the bolts on the floor and gone off on its own.
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Floor Machine Myself Pieces
I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
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Late Myself Ride
You learn as much from your kids as they learn from you.
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Children Learning Yourself
Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk.
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Devil Drink God Himself Known
If people are a little nervous about approaching you at the market, it’s good. I’m not Chuckles The Clown. Or Bozo. I don’t cut the ribbon at the opening of markets. I don’t stand next to the mayor. Hit your baseball into my yard, and you’ll never see it again.
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Market Myself Nervous Open People See Yourself
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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Alcohol Blood Myself
I don’t think that you should be perfectly candid and frank about the intimate details of your personal life with the public at large. Subsequently, it creates considerable personal problems.
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Detail Intimate Myself Perfection Problem Thinking
You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.
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Herself Learning Woman
All that you’ve loved is all you own.
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Love One Liner Yourself
A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
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Dumb Intelligence Mental

People get frightened that success is going to take them out of life. They’re no longer going to be on the corner of Bedlam and Squalor; life will only be something you can get through the mail.

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People get frightened that success is going to take them out of life. They’re no longer going to be on the corner of Bedlam and Squalor; life will only be something you can get through the mail.

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