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I am not, at heart, a playwright.

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The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money
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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Civilization Country Scale Social Teacher World
My father had lifelong contempt for politicians.
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Father Life Myself Politics
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
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Enough Failure Success
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
History is nothing but gossip about the past, with the hope that it might be true.
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Gossip History Hope Past True
Jews, blacks and homosexuals are despised by the Christian and Communist majorities of East and West. Also, as a result of the invention of Israel, Jews can now count on the hatred of the Islamic world.
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Black Communist Hate Result World
I’m always an optimist!
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Myself Optimism
Remember, I’m West Point, where I was born. My father went there.
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Born Father Myself Remember
I never said I was gay, because I don’t think anyone is.
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Myself Sexuality Thinking
I remember the Bond movies when I was a child. They were silent then.
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Children Myself Remember Silence
In the German concentration camps, Jews wore yellow stars while homosexuals wore pink lambdas.
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Camp Concentration Discrimination German Oppression
What I am is something unbearable for the world of journalism and the world of cliches. I’m a realist.
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Journalism Reality World
The unfed mind devours itself.
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Devour Mindset
All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.
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Children Expectation Forever
Corporations must pay tax.
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Corporation Pay Tax

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