"It is as hard to satirize well a……" — Jonathan Swift

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• To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough. — Alec Baldwin
• If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has… — Joseph Addison
• Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them… — Ambrose Bierce
• Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from… — Adam Braun
• The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects. — Samuel Alexander
• The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
• England is a fairly envious little country and it's embodied in the press. They don't like anyone being more distinguished… — John Cleese
• If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says… — Arthur C. Clarke
• Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he… — Laozi
• Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success. — Edward Dowden
• Even today a good many distinguished minds seem unable to accept or even to understand that from a source of… — Jacques Monod
• What is Moral Courage? It is the ability to distinguish right from wrong and having so distinguished it, be prepared… — Sam Manekshaw

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