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Norm MacDonald Quotes: We are often less grieved at disappointments than at ourselves for having said much concerning the certainty of our expectations.
         

We are often less grieved at disappointments than at ourselves for having said much concerning the certainty of our expectations.


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I don't know the difference between a hippie and a hipster but, it's fun to watch either one of them get beat up.



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Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it's the only disease where you can win a bunch of money.



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Note to self: no matter how bad life gets, there's always beer.



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When I hear a guy lost a battle to cancer, that really did bother me, that that's a term. It implies that he failed and that somebody else that defeated cancer is heroic and courageous.



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I'm thankful for women. I think women are more intelligent than men. Also, without women, there would be no cookies.



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You know, with Hitler, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don't care for him.



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You ever see 'The Dating Game'? That's a weird game show. The prize on that show: another contestant. Talk about cheap.



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The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.



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I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.





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There are three needs of the griever: To find the words for the loss, to say the words aloud and to know that the words have been heard.




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