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All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal or fattening.

~Alexander Woollcott

Topics: Either Fattening Illegal Immoral Like Really Things

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Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing.

~Alexander Woollcott

Topics: Could Half Many Our Our Time Spend Things Time Us Wishing

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Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening.

~Alexander Woollcott

Topics: Either Everything Fattening Illegal Immoral Like

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It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in doorways! Dance in cellars!

~Alexander Woollcott

Topics: Act Along Chances Come Dance Get Grab Likes Sing Take You

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I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

~Alexander Woollcott

Topics: Course Democracy Hearing Said Supposed Tired Work

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Nothing risque, nothing gained.

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Topics: Gained Nothing

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Germany was the cause of Hitler as much as Chicago is responsible for the Chicago Tribune.

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Topics: Cause Chicago Germany Much Responsible

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His huff arrived and he departed in it.

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Topics: Arrived Departed He His

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There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

~Alexander Woollcott

Topics: Anyone Day Life Thing Unimportant

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The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm.

~Alexander Woollcott

Topics: Ability Calm English Extraordinary Flying Great

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: January 19th, 1887

Died: January 23rd, 1942

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