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I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.
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People see what they want to see
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As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.
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As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.
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As far as I know, I have no pride of opinion.
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Nothing trumps honesty, as far as I'm concerned.
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Under the greenwood tree,
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As far as I'm concerned, there is no subject that's off the table.
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A BMW can't take you as far as a diploma.
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Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can.
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Wearing corsets all the time was completely incapacitating, as far as digestion goes.
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As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.
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As far as music, Louis Armstrong is one of my heroes.
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As far as natural ability, I was always athletic.
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That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic.
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If it doesnt help, I damned sure dont know what will.
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As far as working out, I know exactly what I'm doing.
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As far as groupies, I never saw any of them.
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The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of governmental power.
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The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
WILL ROGERS
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
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Democrats are the only reason to vote for Republicans
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Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we neve...
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Golf is good for the soul. You get so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
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Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
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Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a Hous...
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If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, a...
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Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplo...
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If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper t...
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I am not a member of any organized party--I am a Democrat.
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Parades should be classed as a nuisance and participants should be subject to a term in prison.
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An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
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Noah must have taken into the Ark two taxes, one male and one female. And did they multiply bountifu...
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The man with the best job in the country is the Vice President. All he has to do is get up every mor...
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