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This war, as bad as it is, touches a far smaller percentage of the population than Vietnam did.


Charles Franklin

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JON BATISTE As far as natural ability, I was always athletic.
TROY BROWN That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Would you live with ease, do what you should, and not what you please. Success has ruined many a man...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowled...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN God heals and the doctor takes the fee.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN What has become clear to you since we last met?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN