I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut." - Meaning and context.">
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As quoted in The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners (2004) by Geoff Tibballs, p. 206
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I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut.

— Billy Wilder

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut." in the context of "As quoted in The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners (2004) by Geoff Tibballs, p. 206" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Billy Wilder

About Billy Wilder

Samuel "Billy" Wilder (22 June 1906 – 27 March 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films.