"How wrong people always were when they said: 'It's better to know the worst than go on not knowing either way.' No; they had it exactly the wrong way round. Tell me the truth, doctor, I'd sooner know. But only if the truth is what I want to hear."

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Kingsley Amis

#Knowing Quotes #Doctors Quotes #People Quotes

“I am for gay marriage. Or same-sex marriage. I don't want to say it the wrong way. I think people are sensitive to it. I have been painted as being this right-wing zealot on choice. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

Source : Interview with Michael Barbaro, www.nytimes.com. January 12, 2010.
“You know what they say about bein' nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you gonna meet them comin' down”
“Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.”

Source : Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.82, Octagon Press Ltd
“As part of my research, I read a lot. Then I think and do a lot of sketches. I'll never go to work on the computer unless I have ideas first.”
“Few Americans realize it, but the United Nations is driving to take control over the Internet. You remember, the folks who want a worldwide income tax and who put Syria and Iran on their Human Rights Committee.”
“The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.”
“In the beginning this was just an idea. Then it was a short story. Then it was a script. Each step was pretty exciting to see people come on board to support the project. It's gratifying to know that more people are seeing my work in this form than my work as a playwright. And it's been fun to hear people's response to seeing it. I've been having some deep conversations with strangers and friends about how much it has made them think about slavery and its impact today.”
“You don't know where you're going.”

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