Quote by Russell Baker
Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three majo

Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories those that dont work, those that break down and those that get lost. – Russell Baker

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Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them. – Russell Baker

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Age
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I gave up on new poetry myself 30 years ago when most of it began to read like coded messages passing between lonely aliens in a hostile world. – Russell Baker

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Poetry
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It seems to be a law in American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except in the wallet inevitably becomes uneconomic. – Russell Baker

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Economics
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Other Quotes from
Science
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I cannot say how strongly I object to people using other peoples writing as research. Research is non-fiction, especially for horror, fantasy, science fiction. Do not take your research from other peoples fiction. Just dont. – Laurell K. Hamilton

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Science

But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths. – Michael Shermer

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Science

You have no time to do the science if youre talking to the media. – James Hansen

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Science

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon. Its not a miracle we just decided to go. – Tom Hanks

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Science

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Tea is quiet and our thirst for tea is never far from our craving for beauty. – James Norwood Pratt

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There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all – itll be ten oclock and theyll tell you its nine. Youre looking at the clock and you cant even fathom why theyre lying. They just lie because thats what they do. – John Cusack

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good

It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, youll find one at the end of your arm. – Sam Levenson

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Ive worked with a band, and its nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didnt like it as well on stage. – Randy Newman

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