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U.S. economist

Those who don't study the past will repeat its errors. Those who do study it will find some other ways to err.

Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.

I am one of those unfortunates to whom death is less hideous than explanations.

It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Why be disagreeable, when with a little effort you can be impossible?

The thing that impresses me most about Americans is the way parents obey their children.

I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.

(1899-- 1985)

English author

Be obscure clearly.

(1899-- 1985)

English writer

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the by-laws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.