"You get so used to lying that after a while it's hard to remember what the truth is."

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Source : Inside the Company (1975). Agee has long had that problem.

Philip Agee

#Lying Quotes #Remember Quotes #Truth Is Quotes

“An artist makes something to be physically experienced by another person. It's a raw, freely chosen, interpersonal relationship between the maker and the viewer, so it's close to what a musical composer does, or a poet or a dancer. It is coming out of one's inner being.”
“the calling of the teacher. There is no craft more privileged. To awaken in another human being powers, dreams beyond oneâ€™s own; to induce in others a love for that which one loves; to make of oneâ€™s inward present their future; that is a threefold adventure like no other.”
“They were singing, Gillette, the best a man can get, with a lot of guys hugging their fathers and sailing and riding bikes. I suddenly felt a long way from the best a man could get and I thought it would be nice to get from there to the best.”
“My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It's far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y'all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2012). “Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection”, p.72, Simon and Schuster
“The way I view touring and shows, for me, is that I really like playing, but that's not the thing that fuels me. I am much happier writing and recording. For me, performing is exclusively for other people. I let people write me to tell me what they want to hear. I'll play any of it.”

Source : Source: chicago.gopride.com
“To what do I owe the pleasure?”
“Engaging in activities devoid of difficulty, lounging in risk-free zones, is life without great meaning.”
“The cave-dweller's wife complained that he hadn't dragged her anywhere in months.”

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