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The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are played with by poor people who cannot afford the real thing. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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But when I worked on a painting I would do it from a drawing but I would put certain things I was fairly sure I wanted in the painting, and then collage on the painting with printed dots or painted paper or something before I really committed it. ↗

— Roy Lichtenstein

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I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn't too sure about her. ↗

— G. Gordon Liddy

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Every day, first responders put their own lives on the line to ensure our safety. The least we can do is make sure they have the tools to protect and serve their communities. ↗

— Joe Lieberman

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No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliably sane. ↗

— A. J. Liebling

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