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Evan Esar
Age: 95 †
Born: 1899
Born: January 1
Died: 1995
Died: January 1
American Humorist
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Do a little more every day than you are expected to do, and soon you will be expected to do more.
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The computer saves man a lot of guesswork, but so does the bikini.
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Some people blow their top, but all people blow their bottom.
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[Statistics] The science that can prove everything except the usefulness of statistics.
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A corporation has all the powers and privileges of an individual: all it lacks is a conscience.
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The lecturer who is full of his subject is usually very slow in emptying himself.
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An actor is a man with an infinite capacity for taking praise.
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The best way to make a long story short is to stop listening.
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Under dictatorship, the people in prison are always superior to the people who put them there.
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A hamburger by any other name costs twice as much.
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If you want to be different nowadays, just act normal.
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A bureaucrat is an official who is clothed with power and whom it doesn't fit.
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Walking isn't a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage.
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A man picks a wife about the same way an apple picks a farmer.
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A dictator's chief problem is keeping the stomachs of his subjects full while keeping their heads empty.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.
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The secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter.
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With a braggart, it's no sooner done than said.
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Reactionary: One who wants the rules enforced so nobody can take his pile away from him the way he got it from others.
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All men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with a mighty urge to become otherwise.
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