"The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth."

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Source : Malcolm Bradbury (2012). “Stepping Westward”, p.172, Pan Macmillan

Malcolm Bradbury

#Lying Quotes #Deceit Quotes #Telling The Truth Quotes

“Fair are the flowers and the children, but their subtle suggestion is fairer; Rarer is the roseburst of dawn, but the secret that clasps it rarer; Sweet the exultance of song, but the strain that precedes it is sweeter And never was poem yet writ, but the meaning outmastered the meter.”

Source : Richard Realf, Richard Josiah Hinton (1893). “Poems”
“The difference between a winner and a loser is, many times, a matter of inches. If you think you can do it, most of the time you'll do it.”
“Not only must Americans admire Israel, there can be no doubt that we have an interest in, and special responsibility for, that valiant nation.”
“Properly understood, then, the desire to act justly derives in part from the desire to express most fully what we are or can be, namely free and equal rational beings with the liberty to choose.”

Source : John Rawls (2009). “A Theory of Justice”, p.225, Harvard University Press
“I'm a huge electronic-music fan.”

Source : "'Tron Legacy' Director Joseph Kosinski Raves About 3-D And Daft Punk". Interview with Josh Horowitz, www.mtv.com. January 20, 2010.
“....religion may be best be described as an emotion resting on a conviction of a harmony between ourselves and the universe at large.”
“The strangest thing about strange things is that they're only strange when you hear about them or think about them later, but never when you're living them.”

Source : Lori Lansens (2006). “The Girls: A Novel”, p.119, Hachette UK
“The seven principles of Kwanzaa - unity, self-determinat ion, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith -- teach us that when we come together to strengthen our families and communities and honor the lesson of the past, we can face the future with joy and optimism.”

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