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I’m exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.

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I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
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Appearance Chance Missing Television
It’s odd to meet a rather elderly man who says, ‘I’ve been reading you all my life.’ It makes you feel a slight chill.
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Feeling Life Man Yourself
I’m not paranoid, no. I’m different in that I have enemies. Very real ones.
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Different Enemy Oneself Reality
Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.
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Goodness Government Himself Politics President Public relief
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.
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Beautiful Language Ourselves Word
While campaigning, I got to know many high-school teachers, and let me say that the good ones are the unsung heroes of our society, and the bad ones are the gravediggers.
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Goodness Known Ourselves Society
Everything’s wrong on Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia Wrong
I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.
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Fascination Myself Remember
I’m exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.
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Appearance Cold Love Warm Water Yourself
I am not, at heart, a playwright.
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Heart Personality Play
The American high school graduate is two years behind his English, French or German counterpart; in Alabama, God knows how far behind.
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God Graduation Known Yourself
There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.
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Poem Police
Of all recent presidents, Clinton was expected to behave the most sensibly in economic matters. He understood how the economy works. But because he had used various dodges to stay out of the Vietnam War, he came to office ill at ease with the military.
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Economy Himself President Understand Work
What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?
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Culture Joke Production See
I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.
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Adult Consent Myself
I don’t even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.
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Law Myself Potential Reading Review View

I’m exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.

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