"People only tell lies when there is something they are terribly frightened of losing."

-- Orhan Pamuk

#Lying Quotes #People Quotes #Losing Quotes

“The acceptance of vertical differentiation with the built-in principle of self-determination must apply on as many levels as possible.”

Source : Sunday Times, November 5, 2006.
“Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is a "bright" word, the kind of word that comes with flashing lights and an exclamation point! One of Merriam-Webster's definitions of "fun" is "violent or excited activity or argument." The very word makes me want to sit in a dimly lit room with lots of pillows-by myself.”
“I'm old enough to know what to do with my young feelings.”

Source : "Fictional character: Henri Baurel". "An American in Paris", 1951.
“We need women friends, women who challenge us. I have chosen not to have any more plastic surgery. Sally Field and I have kind of made a pact about that. It's really hard, especially if you're a public person. But I want to give a face to aging.”
“Women are a source of energy in life. I've always wanted to be in a war or baseball movie, but the thought of having no women on set for six months - that's hell. I don't know if it's animalistic or what, but men become like peacocks with their feathers up when women are around.”

Source : "Are Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lopez Heating Up?" by Luchina Fisher, abcnews.go.com. October 20, 2011.
“Appreciation is the oil that lubricates life and keeps your wheels turning easily and freely. Without appreciation, your wheels will still spin, but they are apt to become rusted with resentment and exhaustion. Since there is great truth in the well-known statement "We teach people how to treat us," you can start teaching others to shower you with appreciation by showering yourself first.”
“A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.”

Source : Sigmund Freud (1975). “Letters of Sigmund Freud”
“You wouldnt kill me. Youd miss me!”

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