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Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.

— Samuel Langhorne Clemens

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  3. Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting over.
  4. Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.
  5. I'm sorry this letter is so long, but I did not have time to make it shorter.
  6. It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
  7. Tomorrow is the yesterday of two days from now.
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Topics in this quote

  • communication
  • climate
  • weather
  • activism
  • conversation
  • inaction

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