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Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don't anymore. I realized it was killing conversation. When you're always trying for a topper you aren't really listening. It ruins communication.

— Groucho Marx The Groucho Phile (1976)

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Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.

My experience is that people are most likely to listen to reason when in bed.

Liner notes of An Evening With Groucho (1972)

Remember, you're fighting for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did.

No one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend.

I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.

Halliwell’s Filmgoer’s Companion (1984)

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