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“Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.”
– W. Somerset Maugham

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“It’s useless to hold a person to anything they say when they’re in love, drunk, or running for office.”
– Shirley MacLaine

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“One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain’t nothin’ can beat teamwork.”
– Edward Abbey

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“The point of public relations slogans like ‘Support our troops’ is that they don’t mean anything… That’s the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody’s going to be against, and everybody’s going to be for. ”
– Noam Chomsky

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“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived, and dishonest — but the myth — persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
– John F. Kennedy

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“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.”
– Robert Frost

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