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" A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who, as a group, can meet and decide that nothing can be done. "
Fred Allen
Nothing
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" It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals. "
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" Imitation is the sincerest form of television. "
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" An actor's popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about to look into a gas tank with a lighted match. "
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" I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back. "
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" Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs. "
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