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There were times when I was broke, when I was down in Florida and I had to go to cocktail parties for 500 bucks to see the guy that used to be in pictures. I'm not ashamed of that. I've never done anything that I was ashamed of. I've done a lot of things I didn't mean to do. Mickey Rooney		Friday Oct 02, 2026
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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. James Branch Cabell

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	James Branch Cabell
	James Branch Cabell (April 14, 1879 - May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. While Cabell's surname is often mispronounced "Ka-BELL", he himself pronounced it "CAB-ble". To remind an editor of the correct pronunciation, Cabell composed this rhyme: "Tell the rabble my name is Cabell." Read More

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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted. Patriotism is the religion of Hell. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.