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A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows. -- O'Henry
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.
-- Daniel Webste...
A student who changes the course of history is probably taking an exam.
A successful [software] tool is one that was used to do something undreamed of by its author.
-- S. C. Johnso...
A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
A transistor protected by a fast-acting fuse will protect the fuse by blowing first.
A triangle which has an angle of 135 degrees is called an obscene triangle.
A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.
A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.
-- John Ciardi...
A University without students is like an ointment without a fly.
-- Ed Nather, professor of astronomy at UT Austi...

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