"What this country needs is a really good 5-cent cigar"

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Source : In 'New York Tribune' 4 January 1920, pt. 7, p. 1

Thomas R. Marshall

#Country Quotes #Needs Quotes #Cigar Quotes

“Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of foot-binding.”
“The most essential thing in dance discipline is devotion.”
“Alex Riley does a lot of things for me. I teach him so many things.”
“When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many, many other things to be considered. Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them; and if such an occasion should never present itself, comfort your mind with this reflection, that though in single life your joys may not be very many, your sorrows, at least, will not be more than you can bear. Marriage may change your circumstances for the better, but, in my private opinion, it is far more likely to produce a contrary result.”
“Is life a boon? If so, it must befall That Death, whene'er he call, Must call too soon.”
“I like the idea of a strong woman in charge.”
“If you look at me close enough, there's a small resemblance to a chicken nugget. I don't know if it's my skin texture or my hair, but the resemblance is definitely there.”
“We've been there and come back. When you fall in the pit, people are supposed to help you up. But you have to get up on your own. We'll take your arms, but you have to get your legs underneath you and stand.”

Source : Bucky Sinister (2008). “Get Up: A 12-step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos”, p.39, Conari Press

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