A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.

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The advertising world had space men in it before spacemen existed.

The advertising world had space men in it before spacemen existed.

I play a musical instrument a little, but only for my own amazement.

I play a musical instrument a little, but only for my own amazement.

You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a...

You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a...

Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just...

Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just...

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy.

I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy.

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known,...

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known,...

A gentleman is any man who wouldn't hit a woman with his hat on.

A gentleman is any man who wouldn't hit a woman with his hat on.

I always have trouble remembering three things: faces, names, and - I can't remember what...

I always have trouble remembering three things: faces, names, and - I can't remember what...

We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian...

We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian...

Television is a device that permits people who haven't anything to do to watch people...

Television is a device that permits people who haven't anything to do to watch people...

Ed Sullivan will be around as long as someone else has talent.

Ed Sullivan will be around as long as someone else has talent.

Television is the triumph of machine over people.

Television is the triumph of machine over people.

Advertising is 85% confusion and 15% commission

Advertising is 85% confusion and 15% commission

When a radio comedian's program is finally finished it slinks down Memory Lane into the...

When a radio comedian's program is finally finished it slinks down Memory Lane into the...

It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually...

It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually...

Love is friendship set on fire

Love is friendship set on fire

Half our standards come from our first masters, and the other half from our first...

Half our standards come from our first masters, and the other half from our first...

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that...

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that...

I think my iPhone is broken. I pressed the home button and i'm still at...

I think my iPhone is broken. I pressed the home button and i'm still at...