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Deborah Pickstone

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Deborah’s Quotes

“If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: education, sex

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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: reading

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“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.”
― Frank Zappa

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“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
― Henry James

tags: kindness

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“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: music, philosophy, progress

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