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Every now and then, we hear parents commenting on the fearful things which motion pictures may do to the minds of children. They seem to think that a little child is full of sweetness and of light. We had the same notion until we had a chance to listen intently to the prattle of a three-year-old.
— Heywood Broun
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'Get up and hit a home run,' has never been a part of the usable technique of any manager.
— Heywood Broun
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Even the revolutionary writer will err if he fails to grasp the enormous effectiveness of occasional understatement.
— Heywood Broun
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All spiritual things must have in them a childlike quality. The belief in immortality rests not very much on the hope of going on. Few of us want to do that, but we would like very much to begin again.
— Heywood Broun
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A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.
— Heywood Broun
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The editorial strategy of the 'World' is seemingly rested upon the theory that in a desperate cause, it is well to ask a little less than you hope to get. I think you should ask more.
— Heywood Broun
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