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The dirty work at political conventions is almost always done in
the grim hours between midnight and dawn.  Hangmen and politicians
work best when the human spirit is at its lowest ebb.
                -- Russell Baker

The discerning person is always at a disadvantage.

The disks are getting full; purge a file today.

The distinction between Freedom and Liberty is not accurately known;
naturalists have been unable to find a living specimen of either.
                -- Ambrose Bierce

The distinction between true and false appears to become
increasingly blurred by... the pollution of the language.
                -- Arne Tiselius

The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity.  Nowhere in
the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds, Confessions, Oaths, Doctrines,
and whole carloads of other foolish trumpery that we find in Christianity.
                -- John Adams

The door is the key.

The duck hunter trained his retriever to walk on water.  Eager to show off
this amazing accomplishment, he asked a friend to go along on his next
hunting trip.  Saying nothing, he fired his first shot and, as the duck fell,
the dog walked on the surface of the water, retrieved the duck and returned
it to his master.
        "Notice anything?" the owner asked eagerly.
        "Yes," said his friend, "I see that fool dog of yours can't swim."

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance
of the woman.
                -- Honore DeBalzac

The eagle may soar, but the weasel never gets sucked into a jet engine.