As for civil liberties, any one who is not vigilant may one day find himself living, if not in a police state, at least in a police city.
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A friend was surprised to hear me say that there was not one moment of my past that I would like to relive.
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Baseball is the favorite American sport because it’s so slow. Any idiot can follow it. And just about any idiot can play it.
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The United States is the only civilized country in the world to class its teachers at the bottom of the social scale.
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It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
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It’s always best to stay out of other people’s divorces. And their civil wars.
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A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.
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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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The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.
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Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.
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The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.
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I don’t even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.
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There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
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Each youth betrays considerable anxiety about the wedding night ahead.
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Remember, I’m West Point, where I was born. My father went there.
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