The rich can afford to be progressive. Poor people have reason to be afraid of the future.

Garrison Keillor
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  1. I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.

  2. Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.

  3. Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.

  4. When in doubt, look intelligent.

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