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> [If you want an expert on war, you get a retired general. I'm not exactly a general, but I am retired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/if-you-want-an-expert-on-war-you-get-a-retired-general-i-m-not/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

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## More by Sydney Biddle Barrows

> [I may be good for nothing, but I'm never bad for nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/i-may-be-good-for-nothing-but-i-m-never-bad-for-nothing/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [“George Burns tells a wonderful story about the one time in his life (so he says) he cheated on his beloved Gracie. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/george-burns-tells-a-wonderful-story-about-the-one-time-in-his-life/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn't want your mother to hear at your trial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/never-say-anything-on-the-phone-that-you-wouldn-t-want-your-mother-to/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [If you want an expert on war, you get a retired general. I'm not exactly a general, but I am retired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/if-you-want-an-expert-on-war-you-get-a-retired-general-i-m-not/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [society has no qualms about a masseuse who is paid for touching people, or about laborers, or professional athletes or dancers, all of whom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/society-has-no-qualms-about-a-masseuse-who-is-paid-for-touching/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [a call girl is simply someone who hates poverty more than she hates sin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/a-call-girl-is-simply-someone-who-hates-poverty-more-than-she-hates/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [I was naughty. I wasn't bad. Bad is hurting people, doing evil. Naughty is not hurting anyone. Naughty is being amusing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/i-was-naughty-i-wasn-t-bad-bad-is-hurting-people-doing-evil-naughty/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [sex is a commodity just like anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/sex-is-a-commodity-just-like-anything-else/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/i-ran-the-wrong-kind-of-business-but-i-did-it-with-integrity/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [“We all know food is not just food. It’s thoughtfulness, generosity, and, yes, love. It’s a way of showing that you care for him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/we-all-know-food-is-not-just-food-it-s-thoughtfulness-generosity-and/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/the-more-you-act-like-a-lady-the-more-he-ll-act-like-a-gentleman/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

> [“Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn't want your mother in law to hear at your trial”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-biddle-barrows/never-say-anything-on-the-phone-that-you-wouldn-t-want-your-mother-in/)

[Sydney Biddle Barrows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-biddle-barrows/)

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