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An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall.


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Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.



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Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.



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I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.



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What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.



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Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision. - On Dwight D. Eisenhower



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Schizophrenia beats dining alone.



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The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.



A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it.

A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it.



It'd be nice to please everyone but I thought it would be more interesting to have a point of view.

It'd be nice to please everyone but I thought it would be more interesting to have a point of view.





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So the question rises: How much liberty can you get away with? Well, you get no more liberty than you give!




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