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Mothers are all slightly insane.


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It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.



I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.

I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.



And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I'd probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up.

And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I'd probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up.



The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.

The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.



You can't stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.

You can't stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.



The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has — I'm not kidding.

The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has — I'm not kidding.



Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.

Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.



I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy.

I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy.



Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone.

Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone.



Anyway, I'm sort of glad they've got the atomic bomb invented. If there's ever another war, I'm going to sit right the hell on top of it. I'll volunteer for it, I swear to God I will.

Anyway, I'm sort of glad they've got the atomic bomb invented. If there's ever another war, I'm going to sit right the hell on top of it. I'll volunteer for it, I swear to God I will.





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As it is with the love of the body, so with the friendship of the mind, the full is only reached by admittance to the most retired places.

As it is with the love of the body, so with the friendship of the mind, the full is only reached by admittance to the most retired places.




Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever.

Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever.



Politicians use statistics in the same way that a drunk uses lamp-postsfor support rather than illumination.

Politicians use statistics in the same way that a drunk uses lamp-postsfor support rather than illumination.



A race between Perry and Christie would test whether Americans would rather be executed or eaten.

A race between Perry and Christie would test whether Americans would rather be executed or eaten.



Never be afraid to tread the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps.

Never be afraid to tread the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps.



I would love to see the Church on the right side of history.

I would love to see the Church on the right side of history.



A lot of times, we're waiting for God to do what God is waiting for us to do.

A lot of times, we're waiting for God to do what God is waiting for us to do.



It was like a dream to me to suddenly get into the market with that kind of movie, like La Haine. It actually created my identity as an actor, that thing.

It was like a dream to me to suddenly get into the market with that kind of movie, like La Haine. It actually created my identity as an actor, that thing.



We are being ruined by the best efforts of people who are doing the wrong thing.

We are being ruined by the best efforts of people who are doing the wrong thing.




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