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Contrived Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.
- There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has…
- There is no private house in which people can enjoy themselves so well as at a capital tavern... No, Sir; there is nothing which has…
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- Many instructional arrangements seem "contrived," but there is nothing wrong with that. It is the teacher's function to contrive conditions under which… — B.F. Skinner
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- The (Academy Award) ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons. — George C. Scott