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William De Kooning

(1904—1997), artist

The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.

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[worth a cent] {adj. phr.} Worth anything; of any value. - Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. * […]

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If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches.

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[newb] Short for "newbie"; meaning someone who is new, usually at a game.

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off one's head (or out of one's head)

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