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01Undated

When you feel neglected, think of the female salmon, who lays 3,000,000 eggs but no one remembers her on Mother's Day

Sam Ewing / quote

02Undated

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.

Sam Ewing / quote

03Undated

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

Sam Ewing / quote

04Undated

Nobody ever asks a father how he manages to combine marriage and a career.

Sam Ewing / quote

05Undated

Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.

Sam Ewing / quote

06Undated

When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood.

Sam Ewing / quote