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 | Mark Twain US author (11/30/1835 - 04/21/1910) |
| There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press. | | Law (4), Freedom (4), Press (1), People (22) | Mark Twain (20) |
| Last week I stated that this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister and now wish to withdraw that statement. | | Women (11), Siblings (1), Ugliness (2) | Mark Twain (20) |
| Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times. | | Smoking (3) | Mark Twain (20) |
| It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either. | | God (7), Countries (2), Wisdom (11), Freedom (4) | Mark Twain (20) |
| What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? Mere killing would be too light. | | Birthdays (1), Kill (4) | Mark Twain (20) |
| Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. | | World (7), Life (17) | Mark Twain (20) |
| A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar. | | Men (12), Truth (9), Liars (2) | Mark Twain (20) |
| Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. | | Age (3), Minds (4) | Mark Twain (20) |
| A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. | | People (22), Sun (1), Minutes (2), Bank (4) | Mark Twain (20) |
| If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. | | Mankind (5), Animals (10), Dogs (4) | Mark Twain (20) |
| Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. | | People (22), Wisdom (11) | Mark Twain (20) |
| Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. | | Truth (9), Facts (2) | Mark Twain (20) |
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