Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall … - Samuel Johnson

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I like that kind of stuff. I like doing speeches. I've been lucky because I've had a lot of characters, over the years, who will have three or four page speeches.

Samuel Johnson

Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.

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