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" Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. "

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" I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war. "

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" It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore. "

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" As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing. "

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" I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome. "

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" Don't be humble... you're not that great. "

" Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome. "

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