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Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.
John Kenneth Galbraith
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Age: 97 †
Born: 1908
Born: October 15
Died: 2006
Died: April 29
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Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive.
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Very important functions can be performed very wastefully and often are.
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