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I never wanted to be a writer. I mean, that’s the last thing I wanted.

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Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world that the teenager was a captive in a hostile world of adults.
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Adult Advertise Captive Rise World
I am not, at heart, a playwright.
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Heart Personality Play
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 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
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
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
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Enough Failure Success
I’ve yet to read a memoir by anyone I’ve known at all well that came anywhere near to the truth.
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Myself Reading Truth
In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Best Thinking Writing
What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?
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Culture Joke Production See
He who is last had best laugh.
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End Himself Laughter
Today’s public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can’t read them either.
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Evidence Figure Reading Speech
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
I can understand companionship.
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Companionship Understand
On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia.
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Congress Form Man Weight
Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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Blind Eyes Ignore
The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money

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