A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. ~French Proverb
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We live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups. I ask, in my writing, "What is real?" Because unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo realities manufactured by very sophisticated people using very sophisticated electronic mechanisms. I do not distrust their motives; I distrust their power. They have a lot of it. And it is an astonishing power, that of creating whole universes, universes of the mind. I ought to know. I do the same thing. ~Philip K. Dick
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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. ~Lord Byron
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I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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What kind of knife is this? Locke held a rounded buttering utensil up for Chains' inspection. It's all wrong. You couldn't kill anyone with this. ~Scott Lynch
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A man chases a woman until she catches him. ~American Proverb
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There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
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That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well; and just have fun on stage. ~Joan Armatrading
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Fasting today makes the food good tomorrow. ~German Proverb
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He who eats alone chokes alone. ~Proverb
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Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. ~Nhat Hanh
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Good luck beats early rising. ~Irish Proverb
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Sorrow is brief but joy is endless ~Friedrich Schiller
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary. ~Ben Nelson
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Too much rigidity on the part of teachers should be followed by a brisk spirit of insubordination on the part of the taught. ~Agnes Repplier
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The mind should be as a mirror. ~Zen Proverb
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Advice should be viewed from behind. ~Swedish Proverb
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If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings. ~Welsh Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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The thing I always say to people is this: "If you avoid failure, you also avoid success." ~Robert Kiyosaki
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives. ~Hermann Hesse
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It is quite impossible these days to assume anything about people's educational level from the way they talk or dress or from their taste in music. Safest to treat everyone you meet as a distinguished intellectual. ~Ian Mcewan
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