There are two kinds of truth: the truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The first of these is science, and the second is art. Neither is independent of the other or more important than the other. The truth of art keeps science from becoming inhuman, and the truth of science keeps art from becoming ridiculous. -Raymond Thornton Chandler-
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Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say “Ni” at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land! -Monty Python-
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There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen. Other pleasures fail us or wound us while they charm, but the pen we take up rejoicing and lay down with satisfaction, for it has the power to advantage not only its lord and master, but many others as well, even though they be far away — sometimes, indeed, though they be not born for thousands of years to come. -Petrarch-
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Euphemism is a euphemism for lying. -Bobbie Gentry-
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Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead. -Ernest Hemingway-
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What if there were no hypothetical questions?
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Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read. -Groucho Marx-
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I take artificial sweetener and nondairy creamer in my decaffeinated coffee.
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God said it, I believe it, and that settles it.