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Nobody wants his cause near as bad as he wants to talk about his cause.

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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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One way to solve the traffic problem is to keep all the cars that are not paid for off the streets.
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If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around.
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In all your life, you will never find a method more effective in getting through to another person than to make that person feel important.
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