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" Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination. "
Lily Tomlin
Imagination
My Own
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" Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them. "
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