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“My father wanted me to play pro football, and he didn't like the fact that I'd left school. And he said, "It takes a man to play football. And any fool can go up on the stage and make an ass of himself.”

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Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby, born on July 12, 1937, is a renowned American comedian, writer, actor, and producer. Known for his unique humor style and wisdom, he starred in numerous television shows and films, achieving significant success in various fields. more

“Everybody has a language or code that they use with their wife or their girlfriend or boyfriend or what have you. It’s a language aside from the language they have with strangers. I’ve always been maybe an abuser of alliteration, but I’ve always loved it and I like how those words sound together.”

Use Together Language Sound Wife Stranger Code Girlfriend Abusers Alliteration

Author:Ben Gibbard

“But blast the man, with curses loud and deep, Whate'er the rascal's name, or age, or station, Who first invented, and went round advising, That artificial cut-off, Early Rising!”

Men Firsts Age Names Cutting He Man Rounds Loud Curse Rising Stations Artificial Blast Rascals

Book:The Poems of John Godfrey Saxe

Source: The Poems of John Godfrey Saxe

“I like the lad who, when his father thought To clip his morning nap by hackneyed phrase Of vagrant worm by early songster caught, Cried, "Served him right! it's not at all surprising; The worm was punished, sir, for early rising!”

Father Morning Caught Phrases Rising Surprising Cried Worms Naps Lad Clip Vagrants

Book:The Poems: Complete in One Volume

Source: The Poems: Complete in One Volume

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