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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idioc

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth – two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age. – Ambrose Bierce

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Insurance: An ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table. – Ambrose Bierce

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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid. – Ambrose Bierce

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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. – Ambrose Bierce

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None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. – Henry David Thoreau

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You need some insecurity if youre an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I havent yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers. – Al Pacino

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In a dream you are never eighty. – Anne Sexton

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You know what makes me feel old? When I see girls who are 20-something, or the new crop of actresses, and think, Arent we kind of the same age? – Jennifer Aniston

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The theatre only knows what its doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going to do in five years time? A completely different attitude. – Harrison Birtwistle

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People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and thats a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated. – Lucille Clifton

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Let me first state that I believe that marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman. – Judy Biggert

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I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. – LL Cool J

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