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“Do not whistle in the street cars or in a room, or in the elevator or in fact anywhere when you are in the presence of others. There are professionals who make their living by whistling. You are not one of those.”
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“Beauty is a perilous gift ...”
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“This is a truism of child-raising, of course — whatever you give special time and attention to cooking, your children will despise and reject, with annoying gagging sounds.”
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“My pride had been starched by a family who assumed unlimited authority in its own affairs.”
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“I definitely reserve the right to conspire, any time any where, for/against any one, or thing, or government, etc. It may be against the laws of man, but it is in accord with the laws of nature.”
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“Only those who have earned leisure know how to use it profitably.”
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“I think it's an American curse that most of us think we are special. ... everyone believes themselves to be superior to the majority of the population in some way. Sometimes it's their looks, other times their perceived sex appeal (often in obvious defiance of their looks), and other times it is their real or imagined talent for acting, writing, painting or banging on the drums. And because people are so susceptible to flattery, there exists an entire industry made up of scam artists whose sole goal is to fleece the flatterable.”
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“'I don't know that I know much of the subject,' said Fulbert, with a suggestion that further knowledge would hardly add to him.”