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“Lead, follow, or get out of the way.”
“The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.”
“Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.”
“Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings.”
“If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else.”
“Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.”
“America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.”
“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.”
“A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.”
“Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.”
“Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.”
“Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.”
“Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.”
“A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.”
“Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.”
“America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.”
“Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.”
“Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car.”
“If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?”
“As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.”