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Gay Talese: Most journalists are...

Gay Talese: Most journalists are...

Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. . . ....

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Mark Twain: It usually takes...

Mark Twain: It usually takes...

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

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S J Perelman: You've a sharp...

S J Perelman: You've a sharp...

You've a sharp tongue in your head, Mr Essick. Look out it doesn't cut your throat.

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Channing Pollock: A critic is...

Channing Pollock: A critic is...

A critic is a legless man who teaches running.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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A A Milne: I am a...

A A Milne: I am a...

I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me.

Source:...

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E B White: There is a...

E B White: There is a...

There is a period near the beginning of every man's life when he has little to cling to except his unmanageable dream,...

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Frederick Douglass: Slaves were expected...

Frederick Douglass: Slaves were expected...

Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or...

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Erica Jong: Where is Hollywood...

Erica Jong: Where is Hollywood...

Where is Hollywood located? Chiefly between the ears. In that part of the American brain lately vacated by...

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Edgar Watson Howe: A modest man...

Edgar Watson Howe: A modest man...

A modest man is usually admired -- if people ever hear of him.

Source: In Webster's...

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W C Sellar: To confess that...

W C Sellar: To confess that...

To confess that you are totally Ignorant about the Horse, is social suicide: you will be despised by everybody,...

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Harriet Beecher Stowe: Many a humble...

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Many a humble...

Many a humble soul will be amazed to find that the seed it sowed in weakness, in the dust of daily life, has blossomed...

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Dean Acheson: Controversial proposals, once...

Dean Acheson: Controversial proposals, once...

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

Source: Speech,...

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Power only tires...

Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Power only tires...

Power only tires those who don't exercise it.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Marcus Tullius Cicero: A careful physician...

Marcus Tullius Cicero: A careful physician...

A careful physician . . ., before he attempts to administer a remedy to his patient, must investigate not only the...

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Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.

Source:...

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Ulysses S Grant: The theory of...

Ulysses S Grant: The theory of...

The theory of government changes with general progress.

Source: Speech, 4 Mar...

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Ulysses S Grant: My failures have...

Ulysses S Grant: My failures have...

My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.

Source: Speech, 5 Dec...

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Harry S Truman: I sit here...

Harry S Truman: I sit here...

I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have sense enough to do without my...

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Richard Nixon: When the President...

Richard Nixon: When the President...

When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.

Source: TV interview...

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Thomas Jefferson: I like the...

Thomas Jefferson: I like the...

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

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