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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I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
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I hate chilling. I hate even the notion of chilling. I like doing stuff.
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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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Whatever feminists may say about their only advocating choices, everyone knows the truth: Feminism regards work outside the home as more elevating, honorable, and personally productive than full-time mothering and making a home.
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I've still got a few moves from my days as a gymnast.
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It is quite certain that in seeing the people who treat us so well despite their own misfortune, we are more obliged than ever to work hard for their happiness. The king seems to understand this truth; as for myself, I know that in my whole life (even if I live for a hundred years) I shall never forget the day of the coronation.
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I support all Australian films.
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An earthly dog of the carriage breed; Who, having failed of the modern speed, Now asked asylum and I was stirred To be the one so dog-preferred.
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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.
