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Apples Quote by Evan Esar

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“A smart mother suggests that her child bring an apple to his teacher; a smarter mother suggests that he bring a couple of aspirins.”

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The reason that Apple is able to create products like iPad is because we always try to be at the intersection of technology and…

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I named my son Noah for the same reason Chris Martin named his apple: we're asses.

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I think, however, that Astaire's coordination is better than Kelly's... his sense of rhythm is uncanny. Kelly, on the other hand, is the stronger…

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Fortunately, like most children, I had learned what is most valuable, most indispensable for life before school years began, taught by apple trees, by…

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I'm not only a fan of Apple products, I have stock in the company. I think Steve Jobs has started one of the greatest…

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I love to eat an apple after a meal, just to cleanse my teeth - they always look polished afterwards.

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I have a friend who is a juggler. If I'm at his house, I don't like to take food from him, if it's in…

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A comely sight indeed it is to see, a world of blossoms on an apple tree.

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Like a satellite in orbit, Apple is perpetually falling. It just happens to miss Earth every time.

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I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I…

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Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie.

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Therein lies the rub of a place like Berkeley Bowl. You get seduced by an 11-pound apple that turns out to be a fake…

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