Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.

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When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the...

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the...

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.

It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever...

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever...

You sparkle with larceny.

You sparkle with larceny.

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the...

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind...

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind...

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner...

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner...