"A lie has always a certain amount of weight with those who wish to believe it."

-- Edwin W. Rice

#Lying Quotes #Believe Quotes #Wish Quotes

“I had a very bad torn groin, my abdomen right through my legs. I was finding it really hard to get in the ring and run around and function at a decent rate. Then they had the idea that it might be better to do a retirement thing.”
“I always believe leaders are readers, so you've got to read 30 minutes a day of something that's going to inspire you.”
“I never would just open a door and walk through, I had to bust it down for the hell of it. I just naturally liked doing things the hard way.”

Source : Edna Ferber (1941). “Saratoga Crunk”
“Many students graduate from college and professional schools, including those of social work, nursing, medicine, teaching and law, with crushing debt burdens.”
“One day,' Orest said, looking at him comically, 'you will say something that is less than practical and sensible, something that is driven by no forethought and nothing but passion, and I will probably collapse with shock.”
“The problem for most people as they get older is that they start to buy into their own bullshit to the extent that they just have to eliminate from their inner sanctum anyone who is going to really challenge it. But I think all bandmates of U2 were lucky enough to have the four of us respect and regard each other to the extent that we're kind of always looking out for one another, so none of us can get away with buying into the bullshit.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I've probably had more jobs than any other actor living.”

Source : "Dick Van Patten - Finding A “Natural Balance” Between Acting, Animals and Family Fun" by Lori Golden, www.thepetpress-la.com. September, 2004.
“Do all you have agreed to do, and do not encroach on other persons or their property.”

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