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When I was about ten years old, I gave my teacher an April Fool's sandwich, which had a dead goldfish in it.

~Alan Alda

Topics: About April Dead Fool Gave Goldfish Had Old Sandwich Teacher Ten Ten Years Which Years

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The average human attention span was 12 seconds in 2000 and 8 seconds in 2013. A drop of 33%. The scary part is that the attention span of a goldfish was 9 seconds, almost 13% more than us humans. That's why it's getting tougher by the day to get people to turn the page. Maybe we writers ought to try writing for goldfish!

~Ashwin Sanghi

Topics: Almost Attention Attention Span Average Day Drop Get Getting Goldfish Human Humans Maybe More Ought Page Part People Scary Seconds Span Than Tougher Try Turn Us Why Writers Writing

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One of the downsides of being famous is that folks pay far more attention to you than they should. American celebrities are constantly under surveillance, and every word they say is subject to scrutiny. So, be careful what you wish for if you desire fame. No human being should be a goldfish.

~Bill O'Reilly

Topics: American Attention Be Careful Being Being Famous Careful Celebrities Constantly Desire Every Fame Famous Far Folks Goldfish Human Human Being More Pay Say Scrutiny Should Subject Surveillance Than They Say Wish Word You

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Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish.

~Chevy Chase

Topics: Goldfish Great Make More Personality Pets Than

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I have a pet lizard named Puff, five goldfish - named Pinky, Brain, Jowels, Pearl and Sandy, an oscar fish named Chef, two pacus, an albino African frog named Whitey, a bonsai tree, four Venus flytraps, a fruit fly farm and sea monkeys.

~Chris Pratt

Topics: African Brain Chef Farm Fish Five Fly Four Frog Fruit Goldfish Lizard Monkeys Named Oscar Pearl Pet Puff Sandy Sea Tree Two Venus

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In my early career I was like a goldfish. Rejection didn't affect me; I'd just forget how bad it was and keep going back for more.

~Emily Watson

Topics: Affect Back Bad Career Early Forget Going Goldfish How Just Keep Keep Going Like Me More Rejection

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When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a portrait painter. As I got to be older, I realized that as a portrait painter I wouldn't be able to support a goldfish.

~Fred Gwynne

Topics: Able Goldfish Got Older Painter Portrait Realized Support Teenager Wanted

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