Two quotes too good to miss.

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@ -22738,6 +22738,10 @@ steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect,
they don't even invite me. they don't even invite me.
-- Dave Barry -- Dave Barry
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I asked a teacher what the opposite of a miracle was and she, without
thinking, I assume, said it was an act of God.
-- Terry Prachett (Daily Mail 21 june 2008)
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I asked the engineer who designed the communication terminal's keyboards I asked the engineer who designed the communication terminal's keyboards
why these were not manufactured in a central facility, in view of the why these were not manufactured in a central facility, in view of the
small number needed [1 per month] in his factory. He explained that this small number needed [1 per month] in his factory. He explained that this
@ -52173,6 +52177,9 @@ the Thanksgiving festivities of that city, they would arrive "the day after
the affair," and of course be sadly disappointed thereby. the affair," and of course be sadly disappointed thereby.
-- Sacramento Daily Union, November 29, 1861 -- Sacramento Daily Union, November 29, 1861
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Too many of his [Mozarts] works sound like interoffice memos.
-- Glenn Gould
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Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity.
They seem more afraid of life than death. They seem more afraid of life than death.
-- James F. Byrnes -- James F. Byrnes