"The politer the society, the greater the lies it requires."

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Source : Lincoln Steffens (1936). “Lincoln Steffens speaking”

Lincoln Steffens

#Lying Quotes #Atheism Quotes

“I am always grieved when a man of real talent dies. The world needs such men more than Heaven does.”
“I remember my agent at ICM at the beginning of my career telling me that I wasn't pretty enough, that I was always going to be a quirky sidekick. And he was an ogre of a man. He should have been carrying a torch. If he was in a bar, he couldn't have come near me, and then he was deciding my fate.”

Source : "Can Whitney Cummings Get Some Respect?" by Vanessa Grigoriadis, www.vulture.com. November 18, 2012.
“Jim Thorpe is someone I've always loved. He was an Olympic athlete, you know, and a football player from back in the day. I'd love to play him. And then there's a guy called Iceman who was a top hit man for the mob. I would love to play him. Actually, it's sort of in the works, so I hope it goes through.”
“I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.”
“Arizona is really cool but I couldn't stay there for too long.”
“Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?”
“It is expedient to have acquaintance with those who have looked into the world, who know men, understand business, and can give you good intelligence and good advice when they are wanted.”

Source : George Horne, William Jones (1831). “The Works of the Right Reverend George Horne ...: To which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life, Studies, and Writings”, p.33
“He looked like the king of muscle beach and he was a surfer. But he had vision. He believed that for a city to be great, it had to have a great newspaper.”

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