- Edward Lear
(05/12/1812 – 01/29/1888)
English painter, writer
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"I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace."
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"Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better."
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"The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank."
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"Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning rods draw the flashes."
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"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."
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"So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside."
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"I'm not against the blacks, and a lot of the good blacks will attest to that."
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"I don't know if it's good for baseball, but it sure beats the hell out of rooming with Phil Rizzuto!"
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"Miss Streisand looks like a cross between an aardvark and an albino rat surmounted by a platinum-coated horse bun."
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"I have never fallen in love with my own voice, but I've always had an attraction for it."
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| "I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose... it'll be much harder to detect." |  |
"There's always one person on every gig who does your secret sign to you. They come up afterwards and get hold of you — always here, on the elbow, where it's really secure—and go, 'I know.'"
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"Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach."
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| Died 05/11 | Died 05/12 | Died 05/13 | Death Dates |