The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.


Victor Borge

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VICTOR KIAM
Information is a negotiator's greatest weapon.
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VICTOR GRIGNARD
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VICTOR GRIGNARD
Whereas, generally speaking, zinc reacts suitably only with the first members of the alkyl iodides, ...
VICTOR GRIGNARD