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I recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry. That must be why my wife treats me like
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A dollar saved is a quarter earned.
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Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas
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Realism is a corruption of reality.
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Never judge a book by its movie.
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-- Tom Lehrer It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.
- Aristotle History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
-- Winston Churchill The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism
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-- Winston Churchill Travel and Tourism If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.
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Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make them come true.
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-- Leonardo da Vinci Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.
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