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1 " Sir, pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half empty, because 32% means it's 2/3 empty. There's still some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn't drink it. The last third is usually backwash.(Said to President Bush at the White House Correspondents Dinner) "
― Stephen Colbert
2 " For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating rejuvenating exciting and satisfying. "
3 " I have to confess that I've never been a great fan of Christmas or, as it's known in our house, The Monster That Ate the Last Third of the Year. It's mostly the rampant consumerism I object to, but I'm also a little wary of the annual crop of new Christmas stories and sometimes wonder why anyone bothers. "
4 " For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying. "