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People here are funny. They work so hard at living, they forget how to live.

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You shouldn't be looking at the bottom of the mountain. Why don't you try looking at the top some time?

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Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday you build another fence around your minds.

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Robert Riskin

Robert Riskin

Born: March 30, 1897
Died: September 20, 1955 (aged 58)
Bio: Robert Riskin was an American Academy Award-winning screenwriter and playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra.
Known for:
  1. It Happened One Night (1934)
  2. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
  3. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
  4. Meet John Doe (1941)
  5. Lost Horizon (1937)

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