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Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White Ho

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"Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be called the White House"

- Hedy Lamarr

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This quote is written / told by Hedy Lamarr between November 9, 1914 and January 19, 2000. She was a famous Actress from Austria. The author also have 50 other quotes.

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