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Lets not quibble! Im the foe of moderation, the champion of excess

Lets not quibble! Im the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, Id rather be strongly wrong than weakly right. – Tallulah Bankhead

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(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car. – Tallulah Bankhead

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