Take the humbug out of this world, and you haven't much left to do business with. - Josh Billings - Quotesmemo.com

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In Hollywood, we have some of the richest unemployed people in the world. They have sun tans. Some of them have chauffeurs in Rolls-Royces waiting outside. They have their golf clubs ready in the car. There is no law that says you cannot play golf while being unemployed.

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Josh Billings

Take the humbug out of this world, and you haven't much left to do business with.

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