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I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

— George Best

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There have been a few players described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first time it's been a compliment to me.

I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.

He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right.

In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.

I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.

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Max Horkheimer Dialektik der Aufklärung [Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944)

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