“Once he makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.”

—  Oscar Levant

On President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as quoted in The Nastiest Things Ever Said about Republicans (2006) by Martin Higgins, p. 83.

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American comedian, composer, pianist and actor 1906–1972

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