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• Ma Bell, I have often maintained, is the greatest enemy of communication. -- Charles McCabe
• Confirmation of the past is often the greatest surprise.
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  -- William Ellery Channing (1780-1842)...
• An experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often quite often picturesque liar. -- Mark Twai
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• My mind is my greatest gift but it is also my worst enemy. -- P.S. Cai
• What society has thought to be its greatest social, political, and individual achievements have often resulted in the greatest discontent.