"I could have become a soldier if..." - Quote by Mark Twain
I could have become a soldier if I had waited; I knew more about retreating than the man who invented retreating.
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“There ain't no way to find out why a snorer can't hear himself snore.”
“Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours. When you make a decision to "be" a particular way, you can count on change and external circumstances to come along which will challenge that decision. Remain vigilant after declaring a major decision and manage yourself in relationship to the goal. Set up structures that support you staying on target.”
“But in this country we have one great privilege which they don't have in other countries. When a thing gets to be absolutely unbearable the people can rise up and throw it off. That's the finest asset we've got - the ballot box.”
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