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Hypothetical situations3 quotes
In a burning building...I would save a cat before a Rembrandt. — Alberto GiacomettiI do not entertain hypotheticals. The world as it is is vexin' enough. — Col. Stonehill · 2010You’ll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that. — Roald Dahl · 1972
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In a burning building...I would save a cat before a Rembrandt. — Alberto Giacometti
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In a burning building...I would save a cat before a Rembrandt. — Alberto Giacometti
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In a burning building...I would save a cat before a Rembrandt. — Alberto Giacometti
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In a burning building...I would save a cat before a Rembrandt. — Alberto Giacometti