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It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved. Tom Wolfe

The notion that the public accepts or rejects anything in modern art is merely romantic fiction. The game is completed and the trophies distributed long before the public knows what has happened. Tom Wolfe

Art Game Long Before Completed Distributed Trophies Merely Knows Accepts Modern Modern Art Fiction Romantic Anything Happened Public Notion Rejects

You never realise how much of your background is sewn into the lining of your clothes. Tom Wolfe

You Clothes Background Never How How Much Lining Realise Much Your

We all have challenges. We have to face them, embrace them, defy them, and conquer them. Victoria Arlen

Challenges Face Defy Embrace Them Conquer

History must share with reading, writing and arithmetic first rank as the most important subjects in the curriculum. Understanding the issues on which citizens of a republic are expected to vote is impossible without an understanding of the past. Walter Cronkite

History Vote Writing Impossible First Important Reading Understanding Past Rank Must Citizens Share Arithmetic Most Without Issues Subjects Expected Curriculum The Most Important Which Republic

Under the Constitution, giving 'aid and comfort' to a wartime enemy can lead to a charge of treason. Walter Cronkite

Constitution Enemy Giving Aid Charge Lead Comfort Wartime Treason

One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians. William F. Buckley, Jr.

Mind Politicians Must Eating Bear Federal Expansion Form Activity

A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!' William F. Buckley, Jr.

History Conservative Fellow Yelling Stop Standing Who

I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - and I will be heard! William Lloyd Garrison

Will Single Earnest Excuse Retreat Am Heard Inch

Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing. Ambrose Bierce

Nothing Philosophy Roads Leading Many Nowhere Route

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while. Ambrose Bierce

Patience Revenge Worth Meekness Uncommon While Planning

Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage. Ambrose Bierce

You Machine Out Come Pig Go Which Litigation Sausage

Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. Ambrose Bierce

Patriotism Rubbish Torch Name Ready His Ambitious Any Illuminate

Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. Ambrose Bierce

Pleasure Weak Temptation Himself Denying Yields Person Who

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. Ambrose Bierce

Art Weather Painting Critic Protecting Flat Them Exposing

Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. Ambrose Bierce

Single Universe Laws Unworthy Pray Behalf Ask

Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed. Ambrose Bierce

Virtue Those About Betrayed Fidelity Who Peculiar

Nothing in fine print is ever good news. Andy Rooney

Good News Good News Nothing Fine Fine Print Print Ever

Elephants and grandchildren never forget. Andy Rooney

Never Never Forget Forget Grandchildren Elephants

People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim. Ann Landers

People Sympathy Drink Drown Sorrow Knows How Should Who Swim

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