I found people looked better when they laughed


Mort Sahl

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I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.
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I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.
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Gold Beach looked better than they did the first two games.
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It's too big for her. It looked better when she was sitting down.
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What happens when people open their hearts?"
"They get better.
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People have a better chance of listening when they feel they are being heard.
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I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
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People looked around and said there's got to be a better party than this one.
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I found that essence rare, it's what I looked for / I knew I'd get what I asked for.
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I una trista retòrica: M'estic morint per tu,
em moriré per tu un dia qualsevol.
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se sentir familier d'un lieu, c'est le début de la mort
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Go off to...
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