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Stephen Leacock Quotes

The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything.

Stephen Leacock

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: December 30, 1869 - March 28, 1944

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Equal Anything Cannot Figure Which

It's like, God, I'm in my 80s. Nobody, when I die, is going to say, 'How young?' They're going to say she had a great ride.

God Great Ride Die Nobody Young

I've talked to several who have been approached for short- or long-term duty in the Trump administration. The evidence of the work environment that mounts with each passing day makes them highly wary.

Work Day Short Environment Duty

I try to avoid hairspray, gel, and heat as much as I can - I will use a pomade or a very heavy conditioner to style it the way that I want it.

Style I Can Want Way Try Heat

Everything I see and hear... I will take ideas from anyplace, anywhere, anytime, and life has become a song to me. I'm always looking for a song.

John Mellencamp

Life Me Ideas Song Looking Become

The withdrawal of more than half a million Russian troops and dependents from Germany since 1991 is described by historians as 'the biggest pullout ever by an army not defeated in battle.'

Battle Army Defeated More Half Than

I can jump on to a kitchen worktop from standing, like Tigger. It was something my dad could do, and I copied it from him.

Kitchen I Can Jump Him Something

I don't want to take a company public and not have it do extremely well and fail the public shareholder.

Romesh Wadhwani

Want Company Fail Take Well Public

Many people, companies, and organizations are trying to protect the past at any cost. We see this regularly in business as the incumbent vs. innovator fight, but I think it's more profound than that. It's literally a difference in point of view.

Business Past Fight People Think

In the United States, viewers don't get to see a lot of things we can show in other countries. We didn't get to show our naked Twister game from Wild On Jamaica, but we definitely filmed it.

Game Wild Naked See Things Get

Well, it's the Czech Republic now, but more specifically Prague. I went there when I was 12.

Now More Well Republic Prague Czech

The punctuation of anniversaries is terrible, like the closing of doors, one after another between you and what you want to hold on to.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Doors You Want Closing Hold Like

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Communication Men Wise Speak Fools

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