Eric Sykes quotes
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“I asked my publisher what would happen if he sold all the copies of my book he'd printed. He said 'I'll just print another ten'.”
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“I had lunch with a chess champion the other day. I knew he was a chess champion because it took him 20 minutes to pass the salt.”
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“I'm proud of being a vaudevillian, the last of my line. A lot of people think my entertainment is candy-floss. Well, entertainment is too aggressive these days, all 'in your face'.”
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“Being deaf and partially blind means I don't really watch TV. I wouldn't know what to do with a remote control.”
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2004). “The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World”, p.56, Simon and Schuster
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Source : A. E. Hotchner (2009). “Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir”, p.141, Da Capo Press
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“Lies kill love, it's been said. Well, what about frankness, then.”
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“She could carry off anything; and some people said that she did.”
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“I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.”
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“I love anything leopard print, but sometimes an all over print can be a bit much.”
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