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Now, I don’t pretend to know all the answers. I’m just a plain, ordinary, everyday genius who loves her fellow-man whenever possible.

— Gracie Allen How to Become President (1940)

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Who am I to talk? That’s a fair question, and one which deserves a better answer than I can give you.

How to Become President (1940)

Cultivate friendships. If you don’t have time to cultivate all of them, plow under every fifth one and collect your bonus.

How to Become President (1940)

Try to understand me. Nothing is impossible.

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It’s silly to think that Presidents are born, because very few people are 35 years old at birth, and those who are won’t admit it.

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I’m the candidate who forgot to take off her hat before she threw it in the ring.

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