Hollywood, to hear some writers tell it, is the place where they take an author's steak tartare and make cheeseburger out of it. Upon seeing the film, they say, the author promptly cuts his throat, bleeding to death in a…

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A decision is what a man makes when he can't find anybody to serve on...

A decision is what a man makes when he can't find anybody to serve on...

Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas...

Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas...

It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of...

It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of...

Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

Our forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation.

Our forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation.

Hollywood, to hear some writers tell it, is the place where they take an author's...

Hollywood, to hear some writers tell it, is the place where they take an author's...

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying...

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying...

To make a man perfectly happy tell him he works too hard, that he spends...

To make a man perfectly happy tell him he works too hard, that he spends...

You have to have a positive strategy to make more partners and fewer terrorists. Harry...

You have to have a positive strategy to make more partners and fewer terrorists. Harry...

A nation is not in danger of financial disaster merely because it owes itself money.

A nation is not in danger of financial disaster merely because it owes itself money.

We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent -- criticism.

We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent -- criticism.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on...

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on...

Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.

Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.

If you borrow from a bank to buy a house and it is less than...

If you borrow from a bank to buy a house and it is less than...

Men who accomplish great things in the industrial world are the ones who have faith...

Men who accomplish great things in the industrial world are the ones who have faith...

People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it...

People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it...

Money talks.

Rich people have money, poor people have faith.

Rich people have money, poor people have faith.

That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said, 'Goodbye.

That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said, 'Goodbye.