Quote by Dean Acheson
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect th

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. – Dean Acheson

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The great corrupter of public man is the ego….Looking at the mirror distracts ones attention from the problem. – Dean Acheson

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I think my idea of retirement might be to one day work a 40-hour week. – Vince McMahon

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The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form. – Stanley J. Randall

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Coffice: a café that a customer uses as a place in which to conduct business. – Author Unknown

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Monday. The cruelest month. – Eric Jarosinski, @NeinQuarterly

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And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didnt think so. – Norman MacCaig

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Poetry is life distilled. – Gwendolyn Brooks

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