"A lie has no legs, and cannot stand; but it has wings, and can fly far and wide."

-- William Warburton

#Lying Quotes #Wings Quotes #Legs Quotes

“The best means of forming a manly, virtuous, and happy people will be found in the right education of youth. Without this foundation, every other means, in my opinion, must fail.”
“No arbitrary regulation, no act of the legislature, can add anything to the capital of the country; it can only force it into artificial channels.”

Source : John Ramsay McCulloch (1849). “The Principles of Political Economy: With Some Inquiries Respecting Their Application, and a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Science”, p.226, Edinburgh : A. and C. Black
“What was it like working with John Carmack on Quake? Like being strapped onto a rocket during takeoff â€“ in the middle of a hurricane.”
“Often dismissed or underestimated by political opponents, President Reagan had the most valuable weapon in the political arsenal: a bond with the people.”
“The dynamic character of China's nonstatist economic transformation, including its social openness to the rest of the world, is not mutually compatible in the long run with a relatively closed and bureaucratically rigid Communist dictatorship.”
“It's surely one of the strange phenomena of this decade that the most thoughtful gift you can bring a date is not flowers, chocolates, or ankle-length pearls, but a note from your doctor.”

Source : Linda Sunshine (2005). “Women Who Date Too Much . . . and Those Who Should Be So Lucky: Happy Dating, Great Sex, Healthy Relationships, and Other Delusions”, p.90, Crown Archetype
“Social Security is not just the foundation of America's retirement dignity and security, it ensures the economic stability and strength of our families and our state's economy.”
“The most significant halachic authority of the last 100 years, whose positions helped fashion a balanced and moderate Judaism.”

Source : Obituary Jewish Chronicle (p. 33), October 11, 2013.

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