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George Carlin Quotes: When you quit school at an early age, I think you have a lifelong need to show the world - and maybe yourself - that you're really smart after all.
         

When you quit school at an early age, I think you have a lifelong need to show the world - and maybe yourself - that you're really smart after all.


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