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He has made a profession out of a business and an art out of a profession.

~Clifton Fadiman

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My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don't want to be a pal, I want to be a father.

~Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Age Am Better Community Father Great He Intelligent Many Me More Old Pal Reach Respected Son Stronger Taken Than Think Want Years I Think I Am

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A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself.

~Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Ability Humor Joke Oneself Sense Sense Of Humor Understand

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One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.

~Clifton Fadiman

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There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves.

~Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Give Great Great Ones Kinds Only Themselves Truths Two Who Writers You

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To feel at home, stay at home.

~Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Feel Home Stay

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A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover.

~Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Bottle Lover Met Never Shared Wine

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Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.

~Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Course Creep Faulkner Flesh Interested Making Mind Rather Than Your Mr

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I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation.

~Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Answers Build Conversation Genuine Questions Sculpture Tried Use Which I Tried

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My main recollection is of the work I had to do in order to eat.

~Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Eat Had Main Order Recollection Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: May 15th, 1904

Died: June 20th, 1999

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