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Its called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy. – Stephen Leacock

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It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required. – Stephen Leacock

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Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. – Stephen Leacock

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Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New Yorks World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying. – Marilyn vos Savant

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The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset. – John Scarlett

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Intelligence

The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence. – Bill Nelson

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Intelligence

Foreign Ministry guys dont become agents. Party officials, the Foreign Ministry nerds, tend not to volunteer to Western intelligence agencies. – Aldrich Ames

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Intelligence

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They the hazers or eversores were rightly called Overturners, since they had themselves been first overturned and perverted, tricked by those same devils who were secretly mocking them in the very acts by which they amused themselves in mocking and making fools of others. – Saint Augustine of Hippo

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The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar. – Jimi Hendrix

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