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"You have the establishment and then you have the hippies revolting against the establishment, and what you end up getting are like accountants with long hair. And that's kind of what happened with the youth movement in the '70s."
"We as voters, have long hoped that we would get a businessman instead of a politician in order to help fix America's problems. Well, I am that businessman."
"We need to lower tax rates for everybody, starting with the top corporate tax rate. We need to simplify the tax code. The ultimate answer, in my opinion, is the fair tax, which is a fair tax for everybody, because as long as we still have this messed-up tax code, the politicians are going to use it to reward winners and losers."
"The [Kodak is] the only witness I have encountered in my long experience that I couldn't bribe."
"It didn't take me long to make up my mind that these liars warn't no kings nor dukes at all, but just low-down humbugs and frauds. But I never said nothing, never let on; kept it to myself; it's the best way; then you don't have no quarrels, and don't get into no trouble. If they wanted us to call them kings and dukes, I hadn't no objections, 'long as it would keep peace in the family; and it warn't no use to tell Jim, so I didn't tell him. If I never learnt nothing else out of pap, I learnt that the best way to get along with his kind of people is to let them have their own way."
"cracked things often hold out as long as whole things; one takes so much better care of them!"
"I can't promise you forever, because that's not long enough."
"Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views."
"It does not matter what you call the gaoler so long as he has the key that will open the door of your prison! Similarly, as I have the key to release Life from its prison, it does not matter in the least what you call either the key or myself. I am not concerned about the title."
"I was on Prozac for a long time. It may have helped me out of a jam for a little bit, but people stay on it forever."
"I have a tendency to do the epic kind of long shot and put in everything that you need to know. And that's by design; that's the kind of approach I take to it."
"Do whatever you have to do as quickly as you can, so you can do whatever you WANT to do, for as long as you can."
"As long as Property exists, it will accumulate in Individuals and Families. As long as Marriage exists, Knowledge, Property and Influence will accumulate in Families."
"Don't underestimate the importance of happiness. As long as you're happy, who cares what you do?"
"I've always considered my work one piece and I consider that my work won't be finished until I am dead and buried and I hope that's a long, long time."
"It took me quite a long time to realise that my maleness was cutting off certain areas for Yoko [Ono]. She's a red hot liberationistand was quick to show me where I was going wrong, even though it seemed to me that I was just acting naturally. That's why I'm always interested to know how people who claim to be radical treat women."
"Already I've bettered my result from Snapper. It's a long year; plenty of the top guys will hopefully have one early exit, and let's just hope Snapper was mine."
"I learned long ago that being Lewis Carroll was infinitely more exciting than being Alice."
"I wouldn't keep him around long if I didn't feed him well."
"What should I say about life? That it's long and abhors transparence."
