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Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), on the eve of his 75th birthday
When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.: Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), Clarke's first law
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Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.: Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974)
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The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.': Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
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When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it.: Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.: Charles De Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
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It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.: Peter De Vries, "The Mackerel Plaza," 1958
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The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), (Sherlock Holmes)
...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), (Sherlock Holmes)
I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.: Georges Duhamel (1884 - 1966)
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