It is man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old … - Samuel Johnson

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It doesn't bother me that I'm not a household word on the East Coast. Baton Rouge, Raleigh, Minneapolis - I'm so popular in these cities where you've never imagined an East Coast comedian working.

Samuel Johnson

It is man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age.

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