"Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people."
-Will Cuppy
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"If an animal does something, we call it instinct if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence.“
-Will Cuppy
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"Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons."
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