David Letterman? Wilson Mizner? Edward Dean Sullivan? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: People who are angry and irritable often conceal a secret. They know they are mistaken about something vital. Here is a germane saying: The worst tempered people I have ever met were people who knew they were wrong. This saying has been attributed …
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“What Made You a Star?” “I Started Out in a Gaseous State, and Then I Cooled”
Johnny Carson? Kenneth Tynan? David Letterman? Ed McMahon? Dear Quote Investigator: A prominent show business personality was once asked how he or she became a star. The reply was a very funny absurdist remark about astrophysical star formation. Do you know who made this response? Quote Investigator: In 1968 English theatre critic Kenneth Tynan wrote …
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