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There are two ways to travel, first class or with children.
Robert Benchley
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Robert Benchley
Age: 56 †
Born: 1889
Born: September 15
Died: 1945
Died: November 21
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People who begin sentences with I may be old-fashioned but-- are usually not only old-fashioned but wrong. I never thought the time would come when I should catch myself leading off with that crack. But I feel it coming on right now.
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A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
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I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.
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If Mr. Einstein doesn't like the natural laws of the universe, let him go back to where he came from.
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Who has not wished that his host would come out frankly at the beginning of the visit and state, in no uncertain terms, the rulesand preferences of the household in such matters as the breakfast hour? And who has not sounded out his guest to find out what he likes in the regulation of his diet and modus vivendi (mode of living)?
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Central Park is the grandiose symbol of the front yard each child in New York hasn't got.
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Even nowadays a man can't step up and kill a woman without feeling just a bit unchivalrous.
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