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“ A lot of lip service gets paid to being honest, but no one really wants to hear it unless what's being said is the party line. ”

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Thank God for immigrants. They're the only ones who have any personality left. They still allow themselves emotions, judgments, and all those qualities that we are evolving past. I don't know what they're saying, but I can tell they're speaking honestly.

~ Colin Quinn

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I think the world honestly would be a much healthier place if instead of trying to find rationalizations for our bad behavior we would just say, I was an asshole. Sure, there were reasons behind it, but that doesn't matter.

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The races are like America's children. White people are the firstborn, so they were Dad's favorite. Black people are the second kids, the abused ones, so they still hate Dad. Latinos are the third, caught in the middle and always trying to make peace between the other siblings. Asians are the youngest, and get good marks in school, but basically are just trying to keep their heads down and not get involved. And Native Americans are the old uncle who owns a house and everyone else in the family was like, He's not using that! Let's move in!

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Everybody's got a different sense of humor. It's just different styles.

~ Colin Quinn

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