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The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a sta

The naturalistic literature of this country has reached such a state that no family of characters is considered true to life which does not include at least two hypochondriacs, one sadist, and one old man who spills food down the front of his vest. – Robert Benchley

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There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who dont. – Robert Benchley

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You might think that after thousands of years of coming up too soon and getting frozen, the crocus family would have had a little sense knocked into it. – Robert Benchley

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There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. – Joseph Brodsky

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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. – Charles W. Eliot

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There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read. – G.K. Chesterton

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If you have never said “Excuse me” to a parking meter or bashed your shins on a fireplug, you are probably wasting too much valuable reading time. – Sherri Chasin Calvo

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The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. – George Orwell

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Children are amazing, and while I go to places like Princeton and Harvard and Yale, and of course I teach at Columbia, NYU, and thats nice and I love students, but the most fun of all are the real little ones, the young ones. – David Dinkins

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I believe there are three keys to success. For me it is keeping my priorities in order: Its my faith and my family, and then the business. – Kathy Ireland

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If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to be very rich, but to think about doing something that you really want to do. – Jackie Collins

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