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This mug of mine is as plain as a barn door. Why should people pay 35 cents to look at it?
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"This mug of mine is as plain as a barn door. Why should people pay 35 cents to look at it?"

- Spencer Tracy

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This quote by Spencer Tracy is a humorous method of revealing the idea that something can be so simple as well as normal that it is not worth paying for. In this situation, the audio speaker is referring to a cup, which is an usual house thing. The audio speaker is recommending that the cup is so simple as well as normal that it is unworthy paying 35 cents to look at it. This quote is an amusing way of revealing the idea that something can be so ordinary and normal that it is unworthy paying for. It is additionally a reminder that often the most normal points can be one of the most useful. The audio speaker is suggesting that the cup is so plain and also ordinary that it is not worth paying 35 cents to take a look at it, however that it still has worth. This quote is a tip that occasionally one of the most average things can be one of the most useful, which we need to not neglect the value of the ordinary.

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Spencer Tracy This quote is written / told by Spencer Tracy between April 5, 1900 and June 10, 1967. He was a famous Actor from USA. The author also have 4 other quotes.

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