99 Quotes by Orson Bean

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    What do women want? A guy they can’t drive crazy. There aren’t many around. But they try. They can’t help it, it’s their nature.

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    Bring me an order of escargots, but hold the slugs.

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    Being happy is a revolutionary act; I think it spreads, like ripples in a pond.

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    The movies saved my life. I grew up in the great depression, the only child of a pair of star crossed lovers. My father lost his job. My mother drank. They fought. The movies were my escape.

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    I think America was a miracle. I think God loves this country.

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    My grandfather lived in New England all his life and was a Vermonter.

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    Miracles aren't necessarily good for everyone. The parting of the Red Sea, great for the Jews, not so hot for the Egyptian soldiers.

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    When I grew up, which was really in the 30s and the 40s, the movies were a moral guideline for me.

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