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“Sometimes what’s right isn’t as important as what’s profitable.” Trey Parker and Matt Stone , South Park, Prehistoric Ice Man, 1999

“The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it’s against the law.” Alex Levin

“Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.” Evelyn Waugh (1903 – 1966), English novelist & satirist

“We think in generalities, but we live in detail.” Alfred North Whitehead (1861 – 1947), English mathematician & philosopher

“Another possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but television’s message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that offers whiter teeth and fresher breath.” Dave Barry (1947 – ), US columnist & humorist

“I don’t have a bank account, because I don’t know my mother’s maiden name.” Paula Poundstone

“It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.” Robert Anton Wilson

“I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight.” Rita Rudner US comedian

“Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.” Sir Arthur Eddington (1882 – 1944), US columnist

“Three o’clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.” Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 – 1980), French author & existentialist philosopher