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When the liquor 's out, why clink the cannikin?
-- Robert Browning (1812-1890) -- The Flight of the Duchess, xvi...
When the lord said "Let the Earth Bring Forth Grass" -- He did not mean football parks.
When the military man approaches, the world locks up its spoons and packs off its womankind.
-- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), "Man and Superma...
When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.
-- Edith Hamilton (1867-1963)...
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land.
They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land....
When the moon is in a sloppy house, and Jupiter spills beer on Mars.
When the music business changed so drastically in the late sixties and rock began happening in such a big way, I went to Count Basie and said, "It's a complete takeover.
What should I do?" Basie wai...
When the music played, I heard the sound I had to follow!
When the need arises -- and it does -- you must be able to shoot your own dog.
Don't farm it out -- that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse....
When the Ngdanga tribe of West Africa hold their moon love ceremonies, the men of the tribe bang their heads on sacred trees until they get a nose bleed, which usually cures them of that.
-- Mike Ha...

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