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Quote by Stephen Leacock
Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference

Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. – Stephen Leacock

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If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had more money that I couldnt use, I would hire a professor and get some text books. – 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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A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better. – Stephen Leacock

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I am a positive person and do not allow things to get on top of me. – Jamie Redknapp

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But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably havent read them. – Alexander McCall Smith

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No matter what youre going through, theres a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and youll find the positive side of things. – Demi Lovato

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You have a lot of ups and downs in coaching, especially, but I cant remember any bad times at this point. I mean, theyre all good. A lot of tears when you lose, a lot of down times, but I cant remember any of them. Theyre all positive now. Even the bad times were good. – Don Nelson

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