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A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimist

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists. – Don Marquis

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Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles. – Don Marquis

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Age
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Don Marquis
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Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marquis

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Poetry
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The funny thing is people wont let me pay for things. Ill be in a restaurant and the manager will say, Oh no, its on the house. – Richard Branson

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Whats funny is my husband doesnt have any tattoos at all, so he must be the very conservative one. – Ashley Scott

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Funny is not a color. Being black is only good from the time you get from the curtain to the microphone. – Flip Wilson

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Im an unorthodox type of guy, a funny guy – at least I think Im funny. And one of the things I like to do is come up with nicknames for myself. – Shaquille ONeal

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The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. – Ralph W. Sockman

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In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated. – John McCarthy

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I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today. – Gerald R. Ford

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Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music. – James Taylor

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