"I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest."

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Source : "Speakes Defines His Role In Shaping Events" by Leslie H. Gelb, www.nytimes.com. October 10, 1986.

Larry Speakes

#Lying Quotes #Dodge Quotes #Interest Quotes

“Good teachers don't approach a child of this age with overzealousness or with destructive conscientiousness. They're not drill-masters in the military or floor managers in a production system. They are specialists in opening small packages. They give the string a tug but do it carefully. They don't yet know what's in the box. They don't know if it's breakable.”

Source : Jonathan Kozol (2012). “Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope”, p.10, Crown
“I'd always envied actors who got to play real people or got to do research. I've always just had these scripts where, I mean not in a bad way, but it was right on the page.”
“The media industry grows more complex every day as technology fuels changes in how audiences consume entertainment. World Screen magazine is an essential resource, consistently providing keen insight into the players and latest developments in both established and emerging media markets around the globe.”
“Without dignity our lives are only blinks of duration. But if we manage to lead a good life well, we create something more. We write a subscript to our mortality. We make our lives tiny diamonds in the cosmic sands.”

Source : Ronald Dworkin (2011). “Justice for Hedgehogs”, p.437, Harvard University Press
“There are many, many angels, more than there are human beings. They stand before the throne of God and praise Him. At the same time, they are among us, with us. Angels are real. And they are here.”
“Some things, when they change, never do return to the way they once were. Butterflies for instance, and women who've been in love with the wrong man too often.”
“What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.”
“Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways.”

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