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Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplan

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day. – Bill Vaughan

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Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a mans lifetime income – which he then spends sending his son to college. – Bill Vaughan

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As a nation we are dedicated to keeping physically fit — and parking as close to the stadium as possible. – Bill Vaughan

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It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad. – La Rochefoucauld, Reflections, 1665

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It is generally agreed, that few men are made better by affluence or exaltation. – Samuel Johnson

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We cannot get grace from gadgets. In the Bakelite house of the future, the dishes may not break, but the heart can. Even a man with ten shower baths may find life flat, stale and unprofitable. – J.B. Priestley

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Pearls around the neck – stones upon the heart. – Hanan J. Ayalti, Yiddish Proverbs, 1949

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Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil. – John Dryden

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