You can’t go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
FRAN LEBOWITZYou can’t go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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