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Central Park is the grandiose ...

Central Park is the grandiose symbol of the front yard each child in New York hasn't got.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

Work is a form of nervousness....

Work is a form of nervousness.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

Streets flooded. Please advise...

Streets flooded. Please advise.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

The wise man thinks once befor...

The wise man thinks once before he speaks twice.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

All that a spectator gets out ...

All that a spectator gets out of the game is fresh air, the comical articles in his program, the sight of twenty-two young men rushing about in mysterious formations, and whatever he brought in his flask.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

In Milwaukee last month a man ...

In Milwaukee last month a man died laughing over one of his own jokes. That's what makes it so tough for us outsiders. We have to fight home competition.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

If there is a streak of ham an...

If there is a streak of ham anywhere in an actor, Shakespeare will bring it out.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

There is probably no more obno...

There is probably no more obnoxious class of citizen, taken end for end, than the returning vacationist.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

A real hangover is nothing to ...

A real hangover is nothing to try out family remedies on. The only cure for a real hangover is death.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

Breaking the ice in the pitche...

Breaking the ice in the pitcher seems to be a feature of the early lives of all great men.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

I do most of my work sitting d...

I do most of my work sitting down; that's where I shine.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

The Ultimate Day really begins...

The Ultimate Day really begins the night before, when you sit up until one o'clock trying to get things into trunk and bags. This is when you discover the well-known fact that summer air swells articles to twice or three times their original size.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

I once heard a woman laugh at ...

I once heard a woman laugh at that most tragic moment in all drama, the off-stage shot in 'The Wild Duck,' and I afterward had her killed, so there will be no more of that out of her.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

But compared with the task of ...

But compared with the task of selecting a piece of French pastry held by an impatient waiter a move in chess is like reaching for a salary check in its demand on the contemplative faculties.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

Who said time machines haven't...

Who said time machines haven't been built yet? They already exist. They're called books

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

We are constantly being surpri...

We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born. We are constantly remarking on the fact that things are done well by people other than ourselves. 'The Japanese are a remarkable little people,' we say, as if we were doing them a favor. 'He is an Arab, but you ought to hear him play the zither.' Why 'but'?

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

One cubic foot less of space a...

One cubic foot less of space and it would have constituted adultery.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

There are several ways to appo...

There are several ways to apportion the family income, all of them unsatisfactory.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

Streets full of water. Please ...

Streets full of water. Please Advise.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

Anything can happen, but it us...

Anything can happen, but it usually doesn't.

Robert Benchley 184 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....