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A Clockwork Orange
Initiative comes to thems that wait.
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Anthony Burgess novel & Kubrick film. Revisit Alex & droogs at the Korova Milkbar. |
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Winston Churchill
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
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1874-1965, British Prime Minister during WWII, brilliant statesman and prolific author. Sir Winston's Site has a lengthy & detailed bibliography with book reviews to suggest further reading.
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Llewellyn Lafford
Is that a cell phone in your pocket -- or is your penis ringing?
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It's not a vibrating battery, that I can promise. Shades of Mae West, what else can you expect from this sort?
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Louis Nizer
A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults. |
1902-1994. One of the great 20th century trial lawyers, defended celebrities Charlie Chaplin & Salvador Dali.
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28
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Quentin Crisp
Vice is its own reward.
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Sharp wit from the East Village by way of England, learn more at the official site.
The Englishman in New York.
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Dorothy Parker
Vice is nice but liquor is quicker.
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American author known from the New Yorker and the infamous Round Table of the Algonquin in New York. Well known for her sharp witticisms.
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Jackie Gleason
Modesty is the artifice of actors, similar to passion in call girls.
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Brooklyn origin, fame as Ralph in the Honeymooners and as Minnesota Fats in The Hustler. One of these days, Alice.
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