"The equator was wisely put where it..." - Quote by Mark Twain
The equator was wisely put where it is, because if it had been run through Europe all the kings would have tried to grab it.
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“As I reflect back on what's worked for me in this [presidential] office it's been that I've gotten people who maybe didn't believe in the process to get engaged. Ironically, I've even gotten the other side that maybe didn't believe in the process to get engaged.”
“One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as to introduce a confusion of principles which makes impossible all understanding between those who speak the same language and have the same interests.”
“We are going to tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.”
More on Humor
“Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, "Behold Plato's man!"”
“I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don’t know what to feed it.”
“My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?”