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be asleep

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Everyone in a position of authority is hysterical, and everyone else is pretending to be asleep. Samuel R. Delany

It's always possible to wake someone from sleep, but no amount of noise will wake someone who is pretending to be asleep. Jonathan Safran Foer

They call it the 'American Dream' because you have to be asleep to believe it. George Carlin

There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep. Desmond Tutu

It's impossible to awaken a man who is pretending to be asleep. Native American Proverb

You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. Native American Proverb

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