Just step aside for me to enjoy the sunshine.

 

Just step aside for me to enjoy the sunshine.
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Actually said by his namesake Diogenes of Sinope, when asked by Alexander the Great if there was anything he wanted.
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Plutarch Parallel Lives, "Alexander", ch. 14, section 4.

 

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