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Abstinence
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Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
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Actors, Acting
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Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you've seen the devil.
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Alcohol/Alcoholism
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I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.
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I never drink water; that is the stuff that rusts pipes.
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You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
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It was a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it.
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The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.
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Somebody left the cork out of my lunch.
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City Life, Cities
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I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday.
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Life
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Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.
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Money
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A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
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Prejudice
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I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
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Smile
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Start off everyday with a simple smile and get it over with.
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Value
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My heart is a bargain today. Will you take it?
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Voting
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I never vote for anyone. I always vote against.
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World
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The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.
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Books by and about W. C. Fields