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If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girl friends. And they tolerated it and let us go ahead and play with our toys.

Orson Welles

Orson Welles (1915–1984), U.S. filmmaker, actor, producer. interview in David Frost, "Can a Martian Survive by Pretending to be a Leading American Actor?" The Americans (1970).

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