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Some people will believe anything if you whisper it to them.

Louis Nizer

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Louis Nizer
Age: 92 †
Born: 1902
Born: February 6
Died: 1994
Died: November 10
Jurist
Lawyer
Writer
London
England
Whisper
Anything
Believe
People

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A speaker who does not strike oil in ten minutes should stop boring.
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A fine artist is one who makes familiar things new and new things familiar.
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