When you're born in this world you're given a ticket to the Freak Show…

George Carlin
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When you're born in this world you're given a ticket to the Freak Show. And when you're born in America, you're given a front row seat. And some of us get to sit there with notebooks. ✨ Archive of American Television. Interview with Henry Colman and Jenni Matz, interviews.televisionacademy.com. December 17, 2007.
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