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Gridlock is great. My motto is, 'Don't just do something. Stand there.'


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Never assume the obvious is true.

Never assume the obvious is true.



Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.



To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.

To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.



When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.

When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.



As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.



It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.



The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.



Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.

Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.



The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledge about you is its power over you.

The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledge about you is its power over you.



Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.





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For my birthday my husband learned to cook and is cooking one day a week for me. But he only likes to do fancy dishes. So we end up with weird, obscure things in the refrigerator.

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What counts can't always be counted; what can be counted doesn't always count.



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Compared to the spoken word, a picture is a pitiful thing, indeed.



I love seeing my husband having success.

I love seeing my husband having success.



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If I truly believe in Him, I'll trust Him to desire for me that which is for my highest good, and to have planned for its fulfillment.



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