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Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes

Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them. – Adlai Stevenson

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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. – Adlai Stevenson

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The New Dealers have all left Washington to make way for the car dealers. – Adlai Stevenson

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An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. – Walter Bagehot

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The easiest way to save face is to keep the lower half shut. – Author Unknown

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Now, you indicate to me that you really see that as communication going back and forth rather than simply individual expression. But communication is assumed to be a dialogue between people, not two monologues. – Quoted in Howard Stein, A Time to Speak, 1974 [See also above quotes. —t&#

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The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech. – George Bernard Shaw

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