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When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'.


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A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.



It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.

It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.



Always tell the truth, and people will never believe you.

Always tell the truth, and people will never believe you.



If you have a sloppy religion you get a sloppy atheism.

If you have a sloppy religion you get a sloppy atheism.



He who travels in the Barque of Peter had better not look too closely into the engine room.

He who travels in the Barque of Peter had better not look too closely into the engine room.



The difference between the Old and the New Testament is the difference between a man who said "There is nothing new under the sun" and a God who says "Behold, I make all things new.

The difference between the Old and the New Testament is the difference between a man who said "There is nothing new under the sun" and a God who says "Behold, I make all things new.



Comparative religion is an admirable recipe for making people comparatively religious.

Comparative religion is an admirable recipe for making people comparatively religious.



The prevailing attitude of the speakers was one of heavy disagreement with a number of things which the reader had not said.

The prevailing attitude of the speakers was one of heavy disagreement with a number of things which the reader had not said.



Only man had dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny.

Only man had dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny.



The hall-mark of American humour is its pose of illiteracy.

The hall-mark of American humour is its pose of illiteracy.





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Schoolmasters and parents exist to be grown out of.

Schoolmasters and parents exist to be grown out of.



I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had left school to play hockey, but no one drafted me.

I was 19 years old, pumping gas and going nowhere. I was kind of a high school dropout at that point because I had left school to play hockey, but no one drafted me.



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There are no shortcuts to success.



I'm a silly guy, I love wit and cynicism and sarcasm.

I'm a silly guy, I love wit and cynicism and sarcasm.



I remove my wedding rings and put them in the jewelry box. So many others have done this. I am not the only one. I am not the only one. But here, I am the only one.

I remove my wedding rings and put them in the jewelry box. So many others have done this. I am not the only one. I am not the only one. But here, I am the only one.



The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication.

The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication.



There was always something. It's like with this one, there's always something that's mad that I look back on it and go, that's pretty amazing to say that I've done that or been there.

There was always something. It's like with this one, there's always something that's mad that I look back on it and go, that's pretty amazing to say that I've done that or been there.



There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime.

There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime.



The more heart, the more sorrow.

The more heart, the more sorrow.




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