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  in a developed country a new one is piled on you. -- Professor Charles P. Issawi...
• Lisa: You're very lucky to have Mom. [walks away] Home
  [pause, dejected] That's your advice? Go to bed!...
• Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt? -- Socrates - last word
• By the time a social science theory is formulated in such a way that it can be tested, changing circumstances have already made it obsolete.
  -- Professor Charles P. Issawi...
• Never let a debt go unpaid... by you or to you.
• You know you have a small apartment when... you can answer the telephone from the bed, the kitchen table, the sink or the shower.
  -- S. Rickly Christia...
• The less you enjoy serving on committees, the more likely you are to be pressed to do so.
  (Explanation: If you do not like committees, you keep quiet, nod your head, and look wise while thinking of something else and thereby acquire the reputation of being a judicious and cooperative colleague...