Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the … - John Burroughs

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I can't watch other people doing comedy. As soon as somebody starts being funny I have to turn off because it upsets me. I get comedy indigestion. I just hate anybody else being funny. That's my job.

John Burroughs

Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world.

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