"Half-truths can be more pernicious than outright falsehoods."

-- Wendy Lesser

#Lying Quotes #Half Quotes #Half Truth Quotes

“Those who suffer great adversity and sorrow and go on to serve their fellowmen develop a great capacity to understand others. Like the prophets, they have acquired a higher understanding of the mind and will of Christ.”
“The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; itâ€™s about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion.”
“Continental people have a sex life; the English have hot-water bottles.”

Source : How to Be an Alien (1946)
“And the mind actually does generate electrical currents - very weak ones and not necessarily ones that can be picked up by anyone else.”
“I would like people to feel that they've understood something more about Siena than the usual Palio as seen by tourists. It is full of beauty, romance and tradition, but also power, schemes and bribery. It's Italy in a nutshell, with all its incredible mixture of beauty and betrayal.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“There's a way out of any cage, and I'll find it!”

Source : "Fictional character: Captain Christopher Pike". "Star Trek", TV Series (1966–1969). "The Cage", www.imdb.com. 1986.
“I like to go for a certain over-the-top opulence when naming the drone pieces whereas the song titles are all about concision, I guess. I mean, if I were truly a purist, I'd call things, "Long Piece #27" or "Newest Fast Song", but I enjoy titling and it is helpful at rehearsals or when making set-lists.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“When I look at my family, that's all life means, right there.”

Source : Source: lasentinel.net

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