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  1. Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. And those who can't teach, go into administration.
  2. Just because we're adults doesn't automatically mean we can save you...
  3. There is a very ancient rule of thumb that states, people tend to get promoted to the level of their incompetence.
  4. If you ever have to make a choice between learning and inspiration, choose learning. It works more of the time.
  5. There are always survivors at a massacre. Among the victors, if nowhere else.
  6. It's an ancient and honorable term for the final step in any engineering project. Turn it on, see if it smokes.
  7. Some men just aren't cut out for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son.
  8. His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this …

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