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The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

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A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.

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Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.

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Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers.

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If you speak the truth, have a foot in the stirrup.

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Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.

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The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.

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Sexual enlightenment is justified insofar as girls cannot learn too soon how children do not come into the world.

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Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

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