Groucho Marx
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx, was an American comedian and film star. He is famed as a master of wit. He made 15 feature films with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show, You Bet Your Life. He had a distinctive image, which included a heavy greasepaint moustache and eyebrows, and glasses.
“Was that you or the duck?”
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“I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.”
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“Room service? Send up a larger room."[A Night at the Opera]”
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“I don’t have a photograph, but you can have my footprints. They’re upstairs in my socks.”
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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.”
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“Humor is reason gone mad.”
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“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.”
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“Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... now you tell me what you know.”
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“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
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“I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.”
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