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"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something."

"I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick."

"Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens."

"I felt a responsibility to present a viable alternative to the popular electric sound."

"It's marvellous to be popular, but foolish to think it will last."

"I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular."

"I wasn't the most popular girl in school by any means."

"I do not expect that homeopathy will ever be established as a legitimate form of treatment, but I do expect that it will continue to be popular."
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"I've made a wonderful living playing that theatrical character - the professional brassy dame."

"Mom and Pop were proud of my popularity, but from their point of view, show business was no way to make a living."

"I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me."

"I don't like to read. The only things I read are gossip columns. If someone gives me a book, it had better have lots of pictures."

"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."
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