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There may be two class of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not. – Robert Benchley

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession. – Kingman Brewster, Jr.

Teleconferencing is so rational, it will never succeed. – John Naisbitt

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told. – william shakespeare

No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut. – Sam Rayburn

American society is composed of an intricate web of institutional affiliations so inclusive that, it has been alleged, anyone in the United States can be found by making seven phone calls. – Woodrow H. Sears, Jr.

Technology – the knack of so arranging the world that we don’t have to experience it. – Max Frisch

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. – William A. Ward

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