Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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Before I was born [my father] wanted me to go specifically to Yale, which he thought would help. It was easy for him to think I could be president: he didn't have to worry about being president himself, being ineligible because he wasn't born in the United States.

Calvin Trillin's Popular Quotes

Health food makes me sick.

- Calvin Trillin

There is a theory that sooner or later anything in America that is any fun at all will be ruined by people from California.

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Did you know that five out of three people have trouble with fractions.

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As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

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Math was always my bad subject. I couldn't convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically.

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Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.

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Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.

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I like chili, but not enough to discuss it with someone from Texas.

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In modern America, anyone who attempts to write satirically about the events of the day finds it difficult to concoct a situation so bizarre that it …

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