"This is, in theory, still a free country, but our politically correct, censorious times are such that many of us tremble to give vent to perfectly acceptable views for fear of condemnation. Freedom of speech is thereby imperiled, big questions go undebated, and great lies become accepted, unequivocally as great truths."

-- Simon Heffer

#Country Quotes #Freedom Quotes #Lying Quotes

“It is strange how deeply colours seem to penetrate one, like scent.”
“I read everything I could find: books and online. Sometimes bigger revelations came to me through finer details or something that you wouldn't pick up just by surface reading.”

Source : "'Klondike's' Abbie Cornish, Johnny Simmons on Finding Gold in History". Interview with Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. January 22, 2014.
“I didnâ€™t want the person standing there, beside the bed, to have the same face Iâ€™d found so attractive at the airport. But you were there all right: the blue eyes, blondish hair, and tiny scar. Only you didnâ€™t look beautiful this time. Just evil.”
“Instead of talking yourself out of your future start talking yourself into it.”
“In writing I found something I could do at least as well as my peers, if not better.”
“The Devil may take the reckless, but the good will surely die of boredom. Boredom and frustration.”

Source : Sarah Dunant (2004). “The Birth of Venus: A Novel”, p.122, Random House
“If any QB can complete passes to himself, it's Johnny Manziel.”
“I would love to fight whoever is the best. I want to test myself on how much I can achieve.”

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