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One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

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I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.

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When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today they peer beyond the seven seas, bury themselves waist deep in tidings, and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad.

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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

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Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.

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I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

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The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.

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I think most fiction focuses on uncomfortable settings because that's interesting.

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U.S. society doesn't want to play the role of international policeman.

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Sometimes I just think that there are more things to be said to make the audience understand what I'm trying to do more. When I'm singing, I don't want you to just hear the melody. I want you to relive the story, because most of the songs have pretty good storytelling.

I've always kind of tried to do something that was a little different than just simple 'I love you, baby'-type songs.

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