American - Author | 1930 - 2016
Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.
Robert Byrne
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Getting caught is the mother of invention.
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Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
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Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell.
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No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one.
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Prejudices save time.
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One reason people get divorced is that they run out of gift ideas.
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A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.
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Once-dominant games like straight pool and three-cushion billiards have lost ground to eight-ball - the game of choice for millions of tavern league players - and nine-ball, the preeminent tournament game.
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If the numbers keep mounting, newspapers will eventually have to admit that pool exists and give it some coverage.
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If you know a good player who is tempted by pool hustling, introduce him at once to a career guidance counselor, a psychotherapist, or a surgeon who does lobotomies.
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Petty thievery is a more profitable job than pool hustling, which it resembles, requires far less talent and training, and is equally devoid of promise.
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