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I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going.

The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an ax-murderer...

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Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up 'cause they're looking f...

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I have a very silly sense of humor. I've never laughed harder in my entire life than seeing someone ...

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I'm thankful for the three ounce Ziploc bag, so that I have somewhere to put my savings.

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up - 'cause they're looking...

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The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.

I don't need a holiday or a feast to feel grateful for my children, the sun, the moon, the roof over...

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It is my wish to die of unique causes, perhaps in a high-speed tricycle crash, a bizarre stapling in...

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There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say

Deep-rooted happiness may require a sense of purpose. If I don't feel that I am in some small way co...

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The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness

I fall short of her standards. She made me buy cat food that hasn't been tested on animals. My cats ...

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The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness

I don't have a bank account because I don't know my mother's maiden name.

I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box of...

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My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat...

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People need each other. Our well-being is tightly tethered to the well-being of people we do not kno...

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The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness

I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense ...

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Once I was gone for a month and I was just miserable, so I flew back from Florida for two hours just...

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There are those wonderful moments of clarity in life when one is reminded how irreparably flawed we ...

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Paula Poundstone

Comedian

Born: 1959-12-29

Died: N/A

Paula Poundstone (born December 29, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer, and commentator.More