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Richard Bromhead was one of those Englishmen who put a great deal of effort into appearing to be a lot stupider than they really are. He was a formidable intelligence officer.
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
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“My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky.”
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“Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration.”
― Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
― Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
“Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.”
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“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
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