Theodore T. Munger
Philosopher
"Ill-luck is, in nine cases out of ten, the result of taking pleasure first and duty second, instead of duty first and pleasure second."
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Billy Wilder
Film Director, Screenwriter
"I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut."
Ronald Reagan
Politician, Actor
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.""
Dave Allen
Comedian
"Am I the Irish comedian with half a finger? No, I'm the Irish comedian with nine and a half fingers."
Albert Einstein
Physicist
"If you can't explain what you are doing to a nine-year-old, then either you still don't understand it very well, or it's not all that worthwile in the first place."
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"Between your faith and my Glock nine millimeter, I'll take the Glock."
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"Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem."
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"Nine million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister."
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"Sure, you can mix the flour, baking soda, salt, shortening, and the whole nine yards, but why wouldn't you just pull out a box of Bisquick?"
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"I have had a long, long life full of troubles, but there is one curious fact about them-nine-tenths of them never happened."
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"Why in the world would you have it interpreted by nine lawyers?"
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"The tax code is now nine times longer than the Bible, and not nearly as interesting."
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"By any accepted standard, I have had more than nine lives. I counted them up once, and there were 13 times I almost and maybe should have died."
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"It is impossible for an abortion clinic to have a waiting list of more than nine months."
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"Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you."
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"You and I, we'll be together 'til the six is nine."
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"I'm leaning towards making something for kids nine and under because I have kids now. I can clean it up and make it rated G."
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"Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what one really feels."
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"How tall are you big boy? Six foot nine inches! Let's go up to my place and talk about the nine inches!"
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"I've tried as much as possible to avoid the standard nine-to-five thing. I've tried to organize my life so that I can move around, change the rhythm and the tempo."
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"In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you."
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"In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels."
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"You can follow the action, which gets you good pictures. You can follow your instincts, which will probably get you in trouble. Or, you can follow the money, which nine times out of ten will get you closer to the truth."
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"Most directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine."
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"I can't do nothin except try to find cloud nine."
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