Gum Quotes
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“Whatever you say, old boy. Just look after yourself. And whatever you do, don't swallow the gum!”
― Skeleton Key
― Skeleton Key

“The gum looked fresh. I sniffed it and it smelled all right. I licked it and waited for a while. When I did not die, I crammed it into my mouth: Wrigley's Double Mint.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird

“Those were my last words. To be listed in some book of quotations, alphabetically after Wilde:
Wilde, Oscar (of the wallpaper in his bedroom): “Either it goes, or I do.�
Wilding, Adelyn (of the gum splooches on the sidewalk): “Ditto.â€�”
― Famous Penultimate Words
Wilde, Oscar (of the wallpaper in his bedroom): “Either it goes, or I do.�
Wilding, Adelyn (of the gum splooches on the sidewalk): “Ditto.â€�”
― Famous Penultimate Words

“If you want big improvements, she said, chew gum. Gum? Sure enough, chewing gum has been shown to improve a person's immediate recall of learned words by some 24 percent. Long-term recall improves by a larger 36 percent. To get the benefit, you actually have to chew gum as you are studying; for some reason you can't merely move your jaw up and down. I also discovered that drinking sage tea increases one's recall of words modestly, as does the odor of rosemary. Something as mundane as coffee provides a benefit, too. Drinking two cups of coffee increases neuronal activity in the frontal lobe, where working memory is controlled, and in the anterior cingulum, where attention is controlled.”
― Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
― Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
“Remember: if there is gum on the mantelpiece in the first chapter, it must go on something by the last chapter.”
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“Indulgent Reader, up till now I have concealed it, but I must confess at last. I have one besetting weakness, a weakness that amounts to a vice. I am ashamed of it. Often I have tried to wean myself of it; often cursed the heredity that imposed it on me. Opium? Morphine? Cocaine? Nothing so fashionable. Absinth? Brandy? Gin? Nothing so normal. Alas! let me whisper it in your ear: I am a Chewing Gum Fiend!”
― The Pretender: A Story of the Latin Quarter
― The Pretender: A Story of the Latin Quarter
“CV. Media Mitra Indonesia â€� is a company in the field of trade in natural Gum Damar / Dammar Gum (Shorea Javanica) from Indonesia. Supported by high commitment and guided by ethical values in running a business, we prioritize the form of long-term cooperation.”
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“[William Wrigley, the chewing gum tycoon] was the first man to discover that American jaws must wag. So why not give them something to wag against?”
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