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1 " When the male organ of a man stands erect, two thirds of his intelect go away. And one third of his religion. "
― Zadie Smith , White Teeth
2 " When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say. "
― Abraham Lincoln
3 " After a day on Mykines, I changed my mind about life not going on. A sort of life was going on, beating with a reasonalbe version of a pulse, but that life consisted for the most part of travelers like myself. There were maybe a dozen of us -- one third of the island's population. Our tribe could only increase as the Mykines tribe dwindled away, a few falling down steps, most simply emigrating, until there would be, sad to say, only our peripatetic selves. We were the future of all places condemned by remoteness to a lingering, photogenic death. "
― Lawrence Millman , Last Places: A Journey in the North
4 " If life was fair ... one third of the people would comprise of judges and lawyers ... one third of police and prison officials ... and one third of legislators ... and one third more to make the other three thirds make any sense at all .... Thank goodness for no fair. "
― Brian Spellman
5 " Motherfuckers will read a book that’s one third Elvish, but put two sentences in Spanish and they [white people] think we’re taking over. "
― Junot Díaz
6 " There is less leisure now than in the Middle Ages when one third of the year consisted of holidays and festivals. "
