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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 20, 2008

Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered?: Woody Allen (1935 - )
A diplomat... is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.: Caskie Stinnett, Out of the Red (1960)
Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.: Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.: Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962)
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