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I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best.

— Gracie Allen Funny Ladies : The Best Humor from America's Funniest Women (2001)

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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.

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

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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.

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Try to understand me. Nothing is impossible.

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