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Quote by Stephen Leacock
A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an arg

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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Hockey captures the essence of Canadian experience in the New World. In a land so inescapably and inhospitably cold, hockey is the chance of life, and an affirmation that despite the deathly chill of winter we are alive. – Stephen Leacock

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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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I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. – Stephen Leacock

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From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldnt be satisfied with my work. So I worked as hard as I could to earn his trust, because you only get a chance like this once. – Zhang Ziyi

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I really like my doctors. Some of them I love. I trust them. – Nancy Grace

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I focus on the writing and let the rest of the process take care of itself. Ive learned to trust my own instincts and Ive also learned to take risks. – Sue Grafton

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I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone elses. – Joseph J. Ellis

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Youll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. – George Bernard Shaw

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If you cant pay for a thing, dont buy it. If you cant get paid for it, dont sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, dont wait for time. – Ernst Fischer

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I never had a speech from my father this is what you must do or shouldnt do but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasnt perfect. – Adam Sandler

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If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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