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“Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody.”

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Richard Petty, born on July 2, 1937, is a legendary American NASCAR driver. Petty achieved remarkable success in NASCAR, winning over 200 races and is considered one of the most successful drivers in NASCAR history. more

“To the newcomer to the south, hearing that a coworker plans a weekend visit to 'mama and them's' (the correct plural possessive, don'tchaknow), might make him think that mama has been left alone either throught an act of scoundreldom involving the town's resident hoochie-mama (an altogether different kind of mama) or Daddy's untimely demise.”

Thinking Kind Has Beens Different Might Left Plans Towns South Hearing Weekend Different Kinds Daddy Mama Involving Left Alone Residents Demise Possessive Coworker Newcomers

Author:Celia Rivenbark

“People who are wrong during particularly important moments inevitably spend the rest of their lives trying to explain how their wrongness was paradoxically correct, or-at the very least-why their wrongness "felt right at the time," which is very, very different from being authentically correct.”

People Trying Important Different Moments Felt Important Moments

Book:Downtown Owl: A Novel

Source: Downtown Owl: A Novel

“This is one of theprimary mechanisms whereby, if a fool says the sun is shining, we do notcorrectly discard this as irrelevant nonevidence, but rather find ourselvesimpelled to say that it must be dark outside.”

Ifs Dark Sun Fool Shining Mechanism Irrelevant

Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky

“A woman at the rear of the room raised her hand. I was focused on the argument now and made a minor social error, which I quickly corrected. "The fat woman-overweight woman-at the back?"”

Made Hands Social Rooms Argument Errors Raised Focused Fats Minors Overweight Fat Women

Book:The Rosie Project: A Novel

Source: The Rosie Project: A Novel

“Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.”

May Mean Kindness Exercise Approach Cruelty Damage

Book:Learning how to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way

Source: Learning how to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way

“Xenophilius Lovegood," he said, extending a hand to Harry. "My daughter and I live over the hill, so kind of the Weasleys to invite us. I think you know my Luna?" he added to Ron."Yes" said Ron. "Isn't she with you?""She lingered in that charming little garden to say hello to the gnomes, such a glorious infestation! How few wizards realize just how much we can learn from the wise little gnomes - or, to give then their correct names, the Gernumbli gardensi.""Ours do know a lot of excellent swear words," said Ron, "but I think Fred and George taught them those.”

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