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Some poor benighted souls believe that Sinatra should have played Sky. But Brando sold this speech. And really, Best Parenting Advice Ever. We are constantly boring our children with it here at stately W-G Manor.
In the same spirit, I like to regale our kids with words of wisdom from Maverick's Ol' Pappy, especially:
You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, and those are pretty good odds.
And, my personal favorite:
Rich or poor, it's good to have a lot of money.
P.S. -- Sinatra was right to argue that he, not Brando, should have sung "Luck, Be A Lady."
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