"The depths of the Depression. You didn't ask what the job was, what the pay was, you didn't ask about stock options, or - you said yes."

Work, Depression, Job, Options

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"The depths of the Depression. You didn't ask what the job was, what the pay was, you didn't ask about stock options, or - you said yes."

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"One of the wonderful things about going to a small college is you can get into everything."

College

"I like what I'm doing. Today at 88, I wouldn't think of quitting because I can't think of anything else I would rather do. And now with my lectures on all the charitable things that I do, just as you do, I think that what I'm doing matters."

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"I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me."

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"A finished product is one that has already seen its better days."

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"I've learned it's always better to have a small percentage of a big success, than a hundred percent of nothing."

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"The four stages of man are infancy, childhood, adolescence, and obsolescence."

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"Sometimes I'm asked by kids why I condemn marijuana when I haven't tried it. The greatest obstetricians in the world have never been pregnant."

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"I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights."

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