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" I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it and one is the feeling that I haven't just been sitting on my ass all afternoon. "
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Satisfaction
Three
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" It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for. "
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" Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years. "
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Said
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" The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar. "
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Thought
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Your
Principles
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Who
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Fine
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