Clever jabs
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This Treasury paper, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.
Winston Churchill1874–1965As cited in Churchill by Himself (2008), ed. Langworth, PublicAffairs, p. 50, ISBN 1586486389Nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean wouldn’t cure.
Ross Macdonald1915–1983The Moving Target (1949)I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there.
Fred Allen1894–1956Letter to Groucho Marx.A bore is a fellow who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it.
Mark Twain1835–1910Following the Equator (1897), Ch. 59.She was what we used to call a suicide blond—dyed by her own hand.
I would not join any club that would have someone like me for a member.
Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900A Woman of No Importance (1893)- Winston Churchill1874–1965On Stanley Baldwin, as cited in Churchill by Himself (2008), Ed. Langworth, PublicAffairs, p. 322
