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A true deep thought...from Cliff Claven?

Kristie spotted this on my Starbucks cup this weekend:

The manual arts have always taken precedence over the fine arts. Remember, somebody had to build a ceiling before Michelangelo could go to work.


Thought it was brilliant. Made even more so by the fact that the quote comes from John Ratzenberger, Cheers (and a ton of other stuff too, like the Empire Strikes Back). I'm sure he's a lot brighter than his character on TV was, but it's hard to not go there.

Still brilliant all the same, if you ask me.

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