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Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.

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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
He who is last had best laugh.
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End Himself Laughter
I can understand companionship.
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Companionship Understand
Love is not my bag.
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Love One Liner
I’m always an optimist!
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Myself Optimism
When I say ‘president,’ I still mean Roosevelt – wisely, I think.
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Myself President Thinking
I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.
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Adult Consent Myself
There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
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Human Myself People Problem Solution
Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time, and that stillness without which literature cannot be made.
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Active Literature Lose Time Virtue World Writing
World War II made prosperous the United States, which had been undergoing a depression for a dozen years, and made very rich those magnates and their managers who govern the republic – with many a wink – in the people’s name.
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Depression Government Manager Name People Public Rich War
I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
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Appearance Chance Missing Television
In essence, Clinton’s Anti-Terrorism Act would set up a national police force, over the long-dead bodies of the founders.
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Act Finding Force National Police
I’m not a conspiracy theorist – I’m a conspiracy analyst.
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Conspiracy Myself Theory
The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money
Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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Blind Eyes Ignore
That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.
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Bank Loyalty President

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