Quote #6

You like potato and I like po-tah-to, You like tomato and I like to-mah-to; Potato, po-tah-to, tomato, to-mah-to - Let's call the whole thing off!

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  1. Nice work if you can get it, And you can get it if you try.
  2. They all laughed at Christopher Columbus When he said the world was round; They all laughed when Edison recorded sound.
  3. It ain't necessarily so, It ain't necessarily so. De t'ings dat yo' li'ble To read in de Bible, It ain't necessarily so.
  4. The way you wear your hat, The way you sip your tea, The mem'ry of all that - No, no! They can't take that away from me!
  5. Summertime and the livin' is easy, Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high. Oh yo' daddy's rich, and yo' ma is good lookin', So hush, litt…
  6. In time the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble, They're only made of clay, But our love is here to stay.
  7. I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man Who could ask for anything more?
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