“Celebrity is just obscurity biding its time.”
Carrie Fisher, quoted in New York magazine
“There’s a time and a place for everything, and it’s called college.”
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“The best car safety device is a rearview mirror with a cop in it.”
Dudley Moore, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
Carl Jung, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.”
Writer Harry Golden, Vancouver, Wash., Columbian
“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”
Abraham Lincoln, quoted in The Toledo Blade
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