Reuters quote of the day, July 13

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.'' -- Red Buttons, the red-haired comedian who won an Oscar for his role in the 1957 film ''Sayonara''. Buttons, who started his 60-year career as a child singing for pennies on New York's street corners, died on July 13, 2006.

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