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There are selves too big for one person to contain. You cannot call them selfish. There is nothing -ish about such selves. They are the self, as it were, itself.

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The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.

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Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.

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Who, other than a crazy person, does anything besides hang up on a robo-call? Any call, any person, anywhere, under any circumstances.

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In the Soviet Union, no industry went under until they all did.

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In the language of politics, there is only one translation for the phrase 'hope and change,' to wit: 'big, fat government.'

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The great apologist has to have lived large and wild. If he's going to kiss the world's boo-boos and make up, he'd better plant some bruises first. A master apologizer has to be a Lord Byron, a Rick in Casablanca, a Lee Atwater, anyway.

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Funding for the original manned Voyager Mars Program was scratched in 1968, before humans had gotten out of Low Earth Orbit. Mid-'60s plans for a Venus fly-by with astronauts actually flying by it met the same fate.

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Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and deadly force.

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As I get older, all sorts of things become less funny. Once one has children, any cruelty involving children becomes far less amusing than when one was at the mercy of one's friends' and relatives' children.

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They are just really stupid people in Hollywood. You write them a script, and they say they love it, they absolutely love it. Then they say, 'But doesn't it need a small dog, and an Eskimo, and shouldn't it be set in New Guinea?' And you say, 'But it is a sophisticated romantic comedy set in Paris.'

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I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.

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I spent a lot of time behind the Iron Curtain, and their cars were abysmal.

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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.

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Philosophy was once considered science.

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The divorce rate in 1946 was higher than it ever had been and as high as it ever would be until the '70s. The reason was that prior relationships had not endured the strain of war.

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In a free country, government is a dull and onerous responsibility. It is a parent-teacher conference.

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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.

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Writing is agony. I hate it.

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The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.

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The problem with public school is not overcrowding in the classroom. The problem is not teacher unions. The problem is not underfunding or lack of computer equipment. The problem is your damn kids.

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In Hong Kong there is agglomeration beyond my fondest imaginings. The Kowloon district claims a population density four times that of New York City.

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I like to argue with the radio.

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We've come into the world of '1984,' but it turns out to be '1984'-Lite.

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Moviemakers are rewarded with tax write-offs if, when seeking a location that looks like America, they seek it in America.

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America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.

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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.

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