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There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices.

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The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.
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Beautiful Language Ourselves Word
Remember, I’m West Point, where I was born. My father went there.
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Born Father Myself Remember
He who is last had best laugh.
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End Himself Laughter
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
On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
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Death Department Nation State
Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they’re scraping the top of the barrel.
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Material Media Television Top
I remember the Bond movies when I was a child. They were silent then.
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Children Myself Remember Silence
Certainly ‘The Judgment of Paris’ was the novel in which I found my own voice.
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Finding Judgement Myself Novel Voice
The only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted.
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Misunderstanding Quote Reaction Violence
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
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Bird Man Stand Time
Envy is the central fact of American life.
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Central Fact Life
When I say ‘president,’ I still mean Roosevelt – wisely, I think.
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Myself President Thinking
In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Best Thinking Writing
I’m always an optimist!
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Myself Optimism
I was raised in the Washington household of my grandfather Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma, and have known politicians intimately all my life.
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Childhood Home Life Myself Politician Raise
There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices.
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