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Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the
first word that stuck in his head.
Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the
first word that stuck in his head.
Allen's Law of Civilization: It is better for civilization to be
going down the drain than to be coming read more
Allen's Law of Civilization: It is better for civilization to be
going down the drain than to be coming up it.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
A real person has two reasons for doing anything . . . a good
reason and the real reason.
A real person has two reasons for doing anything . . . a good
reason and the real reason.
Algren's Precepts: Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never
play cards with a man named Doc. And never read more
Algren's Precepts: Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never
play cards with a man named Doc. And never lie down with a woman
who's got more troubles than you.
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the read more
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.
Acting, First Rule of: Whatever happens, look as if you intended
it to happen.
Acting, First Rule of: Whatever happens, look as if you intended
it to happen.
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a
mistake when you make it again.
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a
mistake when you make it again.
Airplane Law, The: When the plane you are on is late, the plane
you want to transfer to is read more
Airplane Law, The: When the plane you are on is late, the plane
you want to transfer to is on time.