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Progress is man's indifference to the lessons of history.


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In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well.

In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well.



Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.

Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.



Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Well socialism is exactly the reverse.

Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Well socialism is exactly the reverse.



Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities.

Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities.



Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.

Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.



The tragedy of marriage is that while all women marry thinking that their man will change, all men marry believing their wife will never change.

The tragedy of marriage is that while all women marry thinking that their man will change, all men marry believing their wife will never change.



When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war.

When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war.



I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them.

I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them.



Whatever path you take, there is a league of bad road.

Whatever path you take, there is a league of bad road.



I think the reason working-class people don't write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to write books.

I think the reason working-class people don't write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to write books.





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The doc showed no hint he had trouble taking lives.



I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have killed me. My doctor said I should stick to wine.

I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have killed me. My doctor said I should stick to wine.



Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the characters honest.

Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the characters honest.



Computers allow architects to remain parental instead of being marginalized by the contractors and managers.

Computers allow architects to remain parental instead of being marginalized by the contractors and managers.



A building without ornamentation is like a heaven without stars.

A building without ornamentation is like a heaven without stars.



The term "intellectual" is used conventionally to refer to people who happen to have unusual opportunities in this regard, and as always, opportunity confers moral responsibility.

The term "intellectual" is used conventionally to refer to people who happen to have unusual opportunities in this regard, and as always, opportunity confers moral responsibility.



All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do so.

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do so.



I said,'Instead of going in the direction that a lot of the women singers are going in [revealing], I'll be very, very sexy under 18 pounds of chiffon and lace and velvet...I will have mystique.

I said,'Instead of going in the direction that a lot of the women singers are going in [revealing], I'll be very, very sexy under 18 pounds of chiffon and lace and velvet...I will have mystique.



We are all bastards but God loves us anyway.

We are all bastards but God loves us anyway.




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