My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.
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My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.
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Don't tell me how to do my job. I don't come to your workplace and tell you how to sweep up.
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As soon as I got successful, the Scottish press started picking on me. It's something they reserve just for me.
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I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.
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I don't aim to offend.
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