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DON MARQUIS Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint
DON MARQUIS Hardship makes the world obscure.
DON DELILLO I can do whatever I want -- I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than you.
DON JOHNSON A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.
DON HEROLD Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Proverb Don't look back, you can never look ba...
DON HENLEY Some persons are likable in spite of their unswerving integrity.
DON MARQUIS Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
DON MARQUIS I don't know any other way to lead but by example.
DON SHULA