screenwriter, writer, playwright, con artist
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All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and inadequate provocation, and when it continues long.
I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.
Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.
Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.
When you steal from one author, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research.
Treat a whore like a lady and a lady like a whore.
Faith is a wonderful thing, but doubt gets you an education.
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.
Be nice to people on the way up because you'll meet them on the way down.
It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.
A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.
Harry Thaw shot the wrong architect.
To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.
...a trip through a sewer in a glass-bottom boat.
It's getting so people no longer count the silverware when I come to dinner.
The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more.
Stop dying. Am trying to write a comedy.
Tell 'em to count to ten over him and he'll get up.
I want a priest, a rabbi and a Protestant minister. I want to hedge my bets.
You can't be a rascal for 40 years and then cop a plea the last minute. God keeps better books than that.
Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.
Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.
Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.
It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.
The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.
Failure has gone to his head.
I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.
Art is science made clear.