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The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
[Education]
 

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best.
[Politics]
 

The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
[Movies]
 

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
 

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
 

The only thing that can stop hair from falling ... is the floor.
 

The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
 

The only way to solve the traffic problems of the country is to pass a law that only paid-for cars are allowed to use the highways. That would make traffic so scarce we could use the boulevards for children's playgrounds.
 

The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
 

The Republicans have their splits right after election and Democrats have theirs just before an election.
[Politics]
 

The rest of the people know the condition of the country, for they live in it, but Congress has no idea what is going on in America, so the President has to tell 'em.
 

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
[Education]
 

The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
 

The United States investigates everything-usually after it's dead.
 

The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
 

The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
 

There ain't nothing but one thing wrong with every one of us, and that's selfishness.
 

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
 

There is no credit to being a comedian, when you have the whole Government working for you. All you have to do is report the facts. I don't even have to exaggerate.
[Being]
 

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
 


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