"It is a rule of mine never to ask unsolicited questions of people over twenty-one. I am only giving them the option of lying if they choose to. They would tell me the truth without my asking if they wanted me to know. To me that's fair enough."

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Source : Dorothy West (1996). “The Richer, the Poorer: Stories, Sketches, and Reminiscences”, Anchor

Dorothy West

#Lying Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Dense overgrown forests and rangelands have grown like a cancer. They need to be treated.”
“I really started trying to get my act together in August of 2002.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Eat it up, make it do, wear it out.”
“If you arenâ€™t where you want to be or you havenâ€™t achieved all you hope to achieve, the reason most likely resides not around you but within you. Take responsibility and then take action.”
“At the time of the Silver Jubilee, I was a grumpy anti-monarchist. I didn't celebrate and was appalled by the celebrations. In my idiocy, I missed out! I feel completely differently now compared with that time.”
“The biggest shortage in the world is not oil or foodÂ-it's leadership. Why is it such a scarce resource? Because egos get involved. Most people in top positions think they are better than somebody else, think they need something better than somebody else. It's economic assets, it's status, it's all those other things that prevent the people at the top from subordinating themselves totally to the people they lead. It is not socialism. Leaders get paid a lot more than those they lead, they get paid for their knowledge and skill...but they are no better as a person.”
“Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.”
“We must kill the false woman who is preventing the live one from breathing.”

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