"One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge."
-Robert Staughton Lynd
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"There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.“
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"Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind."
-Mary Ellen Chase
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"The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin."
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"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph."
-Shirley Temple
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"The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live."
-George Carlin
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"The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value."
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"I love Christmas. Frosty the Snowman, peace on Earth and mangers, Salvation Army bell ringers and reindeer, the movie 'Meet Me in St. Louis,' office parties and cookies."
-Mo Rocca
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