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title: "1 Learned Thing Quotes By Mark Russell"
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> [“Because if civilization is going to last, if it's going to amount to anything more than just a place to watch TV and get cheap snake meat, it will only be because we've learned to do one thing.' 'And what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/because-if-civilization-is-going-to-last-if-it-s-going-to-amount-to/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

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## More by Mark Russell

> [“When the spies got inside Jericho’s wall, they made a beeline past the apartments and the wall-marts to the whorehouse, where they were taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/when-the-spies-got-inside-jericho-s-wall-they-made-a-beeline-past-the/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [Rush has done some top-notch quality work, and we're very, very pleased with them. We really enjoy working with them. They are on time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/rush-has-done-some-top-notch-quality-work-and-we-re-very-very-pleased/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [A Consultant is a guy who knows 125 different ways to make love, but who doesn't know any women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/a-consultant-is-a-guy-who-knows-125-different-ways-to-make-love-but/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [“We are a species hungry for illusion. A powerful illusion not only convinces us it’s real, it becomes more meaningful to us than reality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/we-are-a-species-hungry-for-illusion-a-powerful-illusion-not-only/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [You have the establishment and then you have the hippies revolting against the establishment, and what you end up getting are like accountants with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/you-have-the-establishment-and-then-you-have-the-hippies-revolting/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [I believe that Bill Clinton's second term will be good for business... my business!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/i-believe-that-bill-clinton-s-second-term-will-be-good-for-business/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [You know when Jerry Ford gets the best joke, you know you're in trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/you-know-when-jerry-ford-gets-the-best-joke-you-know-you-re-in-trouble/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [I think even the characters that are fundamentally evil and wrong, I want people to really love them. I think that's important to writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/i-think-even-the-characters-that-are-fundamentally-evil-and-wrong-i/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [Believe me when I say that Bill Clinton's second term will be good for business. My business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/believe-me-when-i-say-that-bill-clinton-s-second-term-will-be-good/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [The thing that you're faulted on today is not that you are too tough, or not that you aren't careful. It's that you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/the-thing-that-you-re-faulted-on-today-is-not-that-you-are-too-tough/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [People are not in a good mood when any politician's face appears on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/people-are-not-in-a-good-mood-when-any-politician-s-face-appears-on/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [“When he arrived at the town of Bethel, he was teased by a group of boys who called him “baldy.” Elisha responded to their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/when-he-arrived-at-the-town-of-bethel-he-was-teased-by-a-group-of/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [I'll keep doing it until I die or the audiences die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/i-ll-keep-doing-it-until-i-die-or-the-audiences-die/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/if-you-call-your-opponent-a-politician-it-s-grounds-for-libel/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

> [The way money goes so fast these days, they should paint racing stripes on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-russell/the-way-money-goes-so-fast-these-days-they-should-paint-racing/)

[Mark Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-russell/)

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