Insanity is hereditary. You can get it from your children.

Sam Levenson

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Parents and children

Author

Sam Levenson

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Levenson, Jam. Quoted in Ada Weekly News. 6 Apr. 1961.

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The order is rapidly fadin'
And the first one now will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

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The Times They Are a-Changin' (song) The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)
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Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Dylan, Bob. "The Times They Are a-Changin'." The Times They Are a-Changin'. Columbia Records, 1965.

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Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Leo Tolstoy

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Leo Tolstoy
Source
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Medium
Novel
Language
Russian
Time
1877 1870s 19th century
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Tolstoy, Leo. Анна Каренина [Anna Karenina]. The Russian Messenger, 1875-1877. Serial.

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Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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Dave Chappelle
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
2000 2000s 21st century
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Chappelle, Dave. Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly. HBO, 26 July 2000.