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The humor and emotion of the 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman' theme makes me cry every time I watch it,… — Edward Kitsis Copy Share Image
My platform has been to reach reluctant readers. And one of the best ways I found to motivate them is to connect… — Jon Scieszka Copy Share Image
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Making comedies, you end up knowing people that you would swear would be the funnest people ever in the whole world. And… — Nancy Juvonen Copy Share Image
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Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there's no shame in raiding the headlines. It's necessary, in fact, when attempting… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
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The people who fear humor - and they are many - are suspicious of its power to present things in unexpected lights,… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
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For me, something that's been always really important to me, that's also really served me well in hindsight, is doing different things,… — Michelle Monaghan Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to more than I'm allowed to do or asked to do, or probably should do. My whole career has been… — Steve Pink Copy Share Image
Do they allow tipping on the boat? - Yes, sir. Have you got two fives? - Oh, yes, sir. Then you won't… — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does,… — Ian Frazier Copy Share Image
I tell fans who ask me why I'm not doing comedy anymore that I'm a different person. I've grown and I've matured.… — Flip Wilson Copy Share Image
Much of the legend surrounding my mother is true. She was a beautiful, talented, warmhearted woman who had the greatest sense of… — Yasmin Aga Khan Copy Share Image
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