Pietro Aretino Quotes
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
Quotes to Explore
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.
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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
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Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.
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Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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What I hate in fiction is when the author knows better than the characters what they should do.
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It is a true miracle when a man finally sees himself as his only opposition.
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On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the Democrats today is unprecedented, is a new low in presidential politics and goes beyond political discourse and amounts to political hate speech.
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I hate the way chorus boxes sound.
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I used to be more paranoid and stressed, constantly worrying about my Plan B. But the truth is I don't have one.
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A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated.
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Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.
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Writing is agony. I hate it.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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Kids hate anyone who is different.
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I think a culture can really be elevated through the arts, and it's always a dream come true when I come across roles that enable me to fuse my love of storytelling with my passion for activism and raising social awareness.
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When I've been asked what should be on my gravestone, I've said: 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out.' Two big achievements.
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The camera never lies, man. I've learned that. If you allow it, it will see right through you, which is kind of cool.
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I think the real target of al-Qaeda is Saudi Arabia by the way. They hate us and we're a vehicle to get at Saudi Arabia. I think Osama bin Laden really wants to topple that regime and have his people move in, but that's a whole other story.
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Even an Englishman was niver improved by bein' blown up.
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Every decision, every debate, no matter how important it is, with the same question: 'What does this mean for the next election? What does it mean for your poll numbers? Is this good for the Democrats or good for the Republicans? Who won the news cycle?' That's just how Washington is. They can't help it. They're obsessed with the sport of politics.
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So there really was a whole series of things that took the women of my generation a little bit of time to push forward.
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Allah made us all a different shade and colour. Nations and tribes recognize one another! 'Cause every single person is your sister and brother.
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I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
