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“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?”
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P. L. Deshpande (1919–2000) Marathi writer, humourist, actor, dramatist
Alternate translation: Ultimately, it may be our name on the envelope, but someone else (God) is the one who wrote the message.
Pu La had a penchant for ending his humourous works with thought-provoking punchlines. In this quote from his work Post Office, he sums up on how life is a lot like the the letters that pass through the post office.
From his various literature
“Jake, why are you sitting in the front? I thought you liked it in the rear.”
Lance Armstrong (1971) professional cyclist from the USA
On stage comment to Jake Gyllenhaal, who has been recently nominated for an Oscar for Brokeback Mountain, at the ESPY Awards (16 July 2006)
“Always look people in the face when addressing them, and generally when they address you.”
Thomas Jackson (1824–1863) Confederate general
Misattributed, Jackson's personal book of maxims
Rush Limbaugh (1951) U.S. radio talk show host, Commentator, author, and television personality
The Classless NFL Culture The Rush Limbaugh Show 2007-01-19 http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2007/01/19/the_classless_nfl_culture, quoted in * 2007-01-27 Hey Rush, when it comes to sports … shhh! Mike Freeman CBS SportsLine (also [Rush Limbaugh now has a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Here are just 20 of the outrageous things he's said, Jason, Silverstein, February 6, 2020, CBS News, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rush-limbaugh-presidential-medal-of-freedom-state-of-the-union-outrageous-quotes/])
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