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Extreme heroism springs from something that no scientific theory can fully explain; it's an illogical impulse that flies in the face of biology, psychology, actuarial… — Christopher McDougall
Mmmm... the comedy that matters is the comedy you pull out of thin air. It's a bit like when something funny has happened and you… — Jack Dee
Every attempt to explain human behavior, especially the irrational, must as a matter of course end in simplification. — Morton Irving Seiden
On TV, stories and events are finalized in 30 or 60 minutes, or neatly tied up after a season or two. The best stories are… — Lurlene McDaniel
I wonder if that's hurt me at the box office. Maybe audiences these days want to know exactly what to expect when they go into… — Paul Mazursky
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. — Henry David Thoreau
The world is too big and too intricate to conform to our ideas of what it should be like... Just because we invent myths and… — Unknown Author
Eeyore religion says that the earth isn't worth saving, anyway, and that when it comes to an end, the Faithful will be transported instantly to… — Benjamin Hoff
Personally, I am more than ever inclined to believe that the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion are genuine. Without them I do not… — Nesta Helen Webster
I really had a rough time in middle school. Middle school to me was the way most people explain high school. Then in high school… — Hayden Panettiere
There's no excuse, it's just an opportunity that presented in a limited way and that happened and as soon as the press rang me I… — John Prescott
I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves with the things… — Tom Perrotta
I keep wondering how to explain the experience of child abuse from the inside. I'm going to try to explain what my world was like… — Robin Quivers
I've occasionally wished I had Caller ID. Even telemarketers, I hate to hang up on them. I try to explain I'm not interested, but they… — John Shelton Reed
The frenzy of the little-girl culture is something very unique, and I can only say that because I was one. The obsession - I can't… — Nikki Reed
I made a movie to explain to the American public what had been achieved in regards to disarmament of Iraq and why inspectors aren't in… — Scott Ritter
I often think about image, and image is something that - but in truth, the real artistic process, as I've understood it, is 95 percent… — George Saunders
I'm certainly not very book smart, but I started traveling at 16, and it has enriched me in ways I could never begin to explain. — Hilary Swank
The fact is, there are a couple of years he may not have paid any taxes. Maybe he's concerned about that. But if it's going… — Joe Scarborough
A good rule for writers: do not explain overmuch. — W. Somerset Maugham

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