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Famous quotes containing the word main:

“The aphorism wants to be at the same time both main line and off beat.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“The main trouble [with this country] is there are too many people who don’t know where they’re going and they want to get there too fast.”
—Robert E. Sherwood (1896–1955)

“Observe this, that tho’ a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if she secures the main chance, she’s still virtuous; that’s a maxim.”
—George Farquhar (1678–1707)