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> [If we really wanted to have a reorientation of the tech industry toward what's best for people, then we would ask the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-harris/if-we-really-wanted-to-have-a-reorientation-of-the-tech-industry/)

[Tristan Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-harris/)

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> [And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-maccaig/and-the-second-question-can-poetry-be-taught-i-didn-t-think-so/)

[Norman MacCaig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-maccaig/)

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> ['What is this', and 'How is this done?' are the first two questions to ask of any work of art. The second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fenton/what-is-this-and-how-is-this-done-are-the-first-two-questions-to-ask/)

[James Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fenton/)

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> [Will you marry me? Do you have any money? Answer the second question first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/groucho-marx/will-you-marry-me-do-you-have-any-money-answer-the-second-question/)

[Groucho Marx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/groucho-marx/)

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> [“I have two questions for you: one, what kind of person do you want to be? Two, what kind of music would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-young/i-have-two-questions-for-you-one-what-kind-of-person-do-you-want-to/)

[Justin Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-young/)

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> [I call my lawyer and say, 'Can I ask you two questions?' He says, 'What's the second question?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henny-youngman/i-call-my-lawyer-and-say-can-i-ask-you-two-questions-he-says-what-s/)

[Henny Youngman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henny-youngman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d6/henny-youngman-1539_asks_i-call-my-lawyer-and-say-can-i-ask-you-t_1914262.jpg)

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