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It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.

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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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No nation ever had two better friends that we have. You know who they are? The Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.
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Originality will be rewarded in any line.
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Ammunition beats persuasion when you are looking for freedom.
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Ten men in our country could buy the whole world and ten million can't buy enough to eat.
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Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else, but when it happens to you, why it seems to lose some of its Humor, and if it keeps on happening, why the entire laughter kinder Fades out of it.
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Fanatical religion driven to a certain point is almost as bad as none at all, but not quite.
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If your Income Taxes go to help out the less fortunate, there could be no legitimate kick against it in the world. This is becoming the richest, and the poorest Country in the world. Why? Why, on account of an unequal distribution of the money.
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Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
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A successful outcome shows what hard work, perseverance and taking advantage of your opportunities will do for you.
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I have Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!
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