The way I was going to approach talking to him about this subject, which I knew he didn’t want to talk about, was people in the movie talk about rumors of sexual impropriety by one of the characters. At like minute 42, one of the characters says ‘can you separate the artist from the rumors about him?’ How would you answer that question? That was going to be my tack.

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Can you really put a price on annoying two religions at once?

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You have a firm grasp of the obvious.

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firm obvious

If poor people want food stamps, they should become massive corporations.

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corporations want people

Turn up your hearing aid 'Grandpa', because I'm only going to say this once!

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grandpa aids hearing

Sorry, but retirement offends me. You don’t just stop fighting in the middle of a war because your legs hurt. So why do you get to stop working in the middle of your life just because your prostate hurts? That’s desertion.

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hurt sorry retirement

I would say laughter is the best medicine. But it's more than that. It's an entire regime of antibiotics and steroids.

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antibiotics medicine laughter

And if you love only yourself, you will serve only yourself. And you will have only yourself.

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ifs

I've always been a big fan of beauty. Sure, you can't judge a book by its cover but who wants to have sex with a book?

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funny book sex

Last night, we did the Threatdown -- God, it's hard to even talk about this -- and for the first time, I didn't mention bears. It's winter, they're asleep, I didn't think it would be a problem. But today I see this in the Toronto Globe and Mail -- apparently a 700-pound polar bear showed up at a children's hockey game. I've said this before, they're after our kids -- they're tender, juicy, you don't even have to throw away the bones.

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hockey kids children

Foreign newspapers: if they've got nothing to hide, how come they don't print them in English?

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print newspapers ifs

Life is chaotic and unpredictable. If a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, it could cause people at the opposite end of the globe to watch a Discovery Channel special on butterflies

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butterfly opposites discovery

Cynicism is an enormous problem. I'm actually a hopeful person. But the way to stay hopeful is to acknowledge and to not accept what is absolutely amoral, mentally ill behavior as normal.

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hopeful cynicism problem

All Dogs Go To Heaven? Sorry, kids. It's only the dogs who've accepted Christ.

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truth dog sorry

If I ever succumbed to the demon on my shoulder going, "You should get something special because you're famous," that is the moment that my behavior will be caught on social media for all time. I'm even afraid to use it to get a reservation. This is the person who will tweet, "Can you believe what this a-hole did?"

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social-media special believe

Love means never having to say you're sorry. That's why I never apologize to my mirror.

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mirrors sorry mean

A native American group has filed a class-action lawsuit against the government for mismanagement of oil, gas, grazing, timber and other royalties since 1887. They're seeking $100 billion. Here's the good news: The government has responded what I believe is an appropriate counteroffer: A two-cent Navajo stamp.

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class native-american believe

I love the earth. If you ask me it's the greatest planet in the world.

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planets earth world

If we raise taxes on corporations, what incentive will they have to make money other than the fact that it's the sole reason they exist.

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incentives corporations facts

You gotta learn to love when you're failing.... The embracing of that, the discomfort of failing in front of an audience, leads you to penetrate through the fear that blinds you. Fear is the mind killer.

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killers failing mind

If I had one wish, it would be for self-drying pants. Wait -- no! Unlimited wishes! How do I return these stupid pants?!

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