"Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived. The truth is too complex and frightening; the taste for the truth is an acquired taste that few acquireâ€¦. â€¦.The world winks at dishonesty. the world does not call it dishonesty"

-- Walter Kaufmann

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“Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.”
“A better way to mutual respect is to engage directly with the moral convictions citizens bring to public life, rather than to require that people leave their deepest moral convictions outside politics before they enter.”
“A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.”
“Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion.”

Source : ""Truth and reconciliation"". BBC Focus on Africa magazine, January-March 2000.
“When the mind becomes so completely absorbed in perfect health that all sickness is forgotten, all the powers of mind will proceed to create health, and every trace of sickness will soon disappear. When the mind becomes so completely absorbed in higher attainments and in greater achievements that all thought of failure is forgotten, all the forces of mind will begin to work for the promotion of those attainments and achievements. The person will be gaining ground every day, and greater success will positively follow.”
“Sincerity is the eventual deception of all great men.”
“Jeb Bush was supposed to be the establishment candidate, but he didn't catch on. And the extraordinary thing about this Republican primary is that the establishment, moderate wing of the party has sidelined itself. They're not coalescing around one candidate as they have in the past.”

Source : "As Iowa Race Nears, Anti-Establishment Leaders Hold Strong". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. January 24, 2016.
“The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.”

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