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Celebrity Cipher
"I don't think comedy is something you learn. I think it's something that's either there or it's not." − Jessica Walter
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MUSICIANS DON'T RETIRE; THEY STOP WHEN THERE'S NO MORE MUSIC IN THEM. − LOUIS ARMSTRONG
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WHAT COULD YOU NAME A COMPANY THAT COMES TO PEOPLE'S HOUSES TO CLEAN THEM? "HOME SWEEP HOME."
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