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“I know from personal experience that it is extremely difficult to read while you work out, especially on a Stairmaster.”

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Dull words are what make many bright sentences shine. They do not call attention to themselves.

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At Harvard, people like to impart the idea that you are a mover and shaker.

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It's easier to find the joke in something when you think, 'This - this is ridiculous.'

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