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There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence. ↗

— Henry Adams

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We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable. ↗

— Henry Adams

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If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle. ↗

— Jack Adams

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I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941. ↗

— Jack Adams

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My assignment was in the communications office, where I typed out dispatches. ↗

— Jack Adams

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The most common trouble with advertising is that it tries too hard to impress people. ↗

— James Randolph Adams

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Great designers seldom make great advertising men, because they get overcome by the beauty of the picture - and forget that merchandise must be sold. ↗

— James Randolph Adams

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I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders and man to be devoured by sorrow. ↗

— Voltaire

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Literature is the ditch I'm going to die in. It's still the thing I care most about. ↗

— Thomas McGuane

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We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby. ↗

— Jack Adams

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