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| Robert Benchley – scriitor, critic de film |
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| "Mi-a luat 15 ani ca sa descopar ca nu am nici un talent pentru scris, dar nu aveam cum sa renunt, pentru ca la acel timp deja eram faimos." - "It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up, because by that time I was too famous." |
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| Oscar Levant – pianist, compozitor, actor |
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| "Ceea ce lumea are nevoie este mai multe genii modeste, suntem atat de putini." - "What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left." |
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| Paul Merton – scriitor, actor, comedian |
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| "Raman mereu uimit de victimile prabusirii unui avion, care sunt atat de mutilate incat trebuiesc identificati dupa fisele dentare. Ceea ce nu inteleg este, daca nu stiu cine esti, de unde stiu cine este dentistul tau?" - "I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is?" |
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| Homer Simpson – personaj animat |
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| "Ai incercat tot ce ai putut si ai esuat jalnic. Invatatura este "niciodata sa incerci." - "You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'." |
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| Jean Kerr - scenarista |
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| "Am obosit de tot acest nonsens despre fumusetea fiind superficiala. Este de ajuns de profund. Ce ai vrea – un pancreas adorabil?" - "I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want - an adorable pancreas?" |
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| Steven Wright - comedian |
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| "Daca felia de paine cade de fiecare data pe partea unsa cu unt, si pisicile mereu aterizeaza in picioare, ce se intampla daca legi o felie de paine pe spatele pisicii si apoi o scapi jos?" - "If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?" |
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| Patrick Moore - scriitor |
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| "La varsta mea fac ce facea Mark Twain. Imi iau ziarul de zi cu zi, ma uit la pagina cu necrologuri si daca nu sunt acolo, merg mai departe ca de obicei." - "At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper, look at the obituaries page and if I'm not there I carry on as usual." |
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| Groucho Marx – actor, comedian |
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| "Nu imi pasa sa apartin unui club care accepta oameni ca mine ca membri." - "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.' |
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| Ellen DeGeners - moderatoare talk-show |
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| "Trebuie sa te mentii in forma. Bunica mea a inceput sa mearga 5 mile pe zi, atunci cand avea 60 de ani. Astazi are 97 de ani si nu stim unde naiba este." - "You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is." |
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| Elayne Boosler - comedian |
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| "Am 6 lacate la usa, in rand. Cand ies blochez unul da si unul nu. M-am gandit ca oricat de mult ar sta cineva sa le sparga, intotdeauna inchide trei dintre ele." - "I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I only lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three." |
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