Stephen Leacock (Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock) Quotes
In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.
Stephen Leacock
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Much of the conventional wisdom associated with Vietnam was highly inaccurate. Far from an inevitable result of the imperative to contain communism, the war was only made possible through lies and deceptions aimed at the American public, Congress, and members of Lyndon Johnson's own administration.
H. R. McMaster
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
Saint Teresa of Avila
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A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.
Gavin Newsom
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They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?
Kanye West
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Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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What is negotiation but the accumulation of small lies leading to advantage?
Felix Dennis
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I learned to interpret the ancient pictograph codices and read Nahuatl, the Aztec language.
Gary Jennings
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And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floorShall be lifted - nevermore!
Edgar Allan Poe
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Oh the crap that lies lurking in the English soul. Somewhere it, the English soul, received an injection of romanticism which nearly killed it.
Walker Percy
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She wants to go home, but nobody's home. It's where she lies, broken inside.
Avril Lavigne
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The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation, and the first step towards co-operation lies in the hearts of individuals.
Bertrand Russell
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Where lies the land to which the ship would go?Far, far ahead, is all her seamen know.And where the land she travels from? Away,Far, far behind, is all that they can say.
Arthur Hugh Clough
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He who died at Azan sendsThis to comfort all his friends:-Faithful friends! It lies I knowPale and white and cold as snow;And ye say, 'Abdallah’s dead!'Weeping at the feet and head.I can see your falling tears,I can hear your sighs and prayers;Yet I smile and whisper this:I am not the thing you kiss.Cease your tears and let it lie;It was mine-it is not I.
Edwin Arnold
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When I initially started acting, all I wanted to do was to be in one movie. That's it. That was my goal.
Adam Beach
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If you young people who today belong to the first generation of the 21st century make an effort now, you may be able to create a happier, more peaceful world. But you can't take for granted that it will happen by itself, you'll need to take action.
Dalai Lama
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People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you, and hate you when they don't even know you. All of a sudden, you're, like, the bin Laden of America. Osama bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through.
R. Kelly
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In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.
Stephen Leacock
