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Give the people what they think they want.

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George Ade
Age: 78 †
Born: 1866
Born: February 7
Died: 1944
Died: May 16
Film Director
Humorist
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Reporter
Screenwriter
Writer
Kentland
Indiana
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People
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Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.
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A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
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The wealthy have nothing left except money.
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One man's Poison Ivy is another Fellow's Spinach.
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A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out
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It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.
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If you have to be burned at the stake, be a good fellow and collect your own fire-wood.
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If a man does not go about his work with enthusiasm, it means that he has not yet found a work that he likes. Every mortal is a busy bee when he comes to the task that Destiny has set aside for him.
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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.
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In uplifting, get underneath.
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Always interline a contract before signing it, merely to impress the Party of the First Part. The one who puts his signature to Articles of Agreement drawn up by the other fellow is establishing a dangerous precedent.
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The shorter the hours, the larger the income. Don't get into the habit of putting in long hours or you may be set down into a permanent subordinate position.
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