Luvvie Ajayi Quotes
Telling the truth - telling thoughtful truths - should not be a revolutionary act. Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are.
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I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
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A lot of guys go, 'Hey, Yog, say a Yogi-ism.' I tell 'em, 'I don't know any.' They want me to make one up. I don't make 'em up. I don't even know when I say it. They're the truth. And it is the truth. I don't know.
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The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times, it is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it.
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It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.
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Funny is a good foil. Humor is illuminating, and it also gives you power.
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Truly, love is delightful and pleasant food, supplying, as it does, rest to the weary, strength to the weak, and joy to the sorrowful. It in fact renders the yoke of truth easy and its burden light.
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The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both.
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Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
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The genuine truth, and I do think about this a lot, is that I'm one of the least competitive people you'll ever meet. Except with myself.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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Obviously any band, any group, someday is not going to be together anymore. That's the truth.
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I try to be as thoughtful as I can about everything that comes out of my mouth and not reinforce sexism.
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The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.
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It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.
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The most important ethical issues and the most difficult ones are the human ones because a reporter has enormous power to hurt people.
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I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to re-ignite the promise of America.
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What vital U.S. interest is imperiled in who comes to power in Podgorica, Montenegro? Why cannot Europe handle this problem in its own back yard?
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The power of the ADA is that it ended up changing my life long before I ever imagined it would.
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Whether you like another band's music or not you never know who is going to take you out on tour or who you are going to be friends with and that is just something that is important to us.
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How like a mounting devil in the heart rules the unreined ambition.
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I just like being versatile, giving new styles and being creative.
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He talked and talked because he didn't know what to say.
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Telling the truth - telling thoughtful truths - should not be a revolutionary act. Speaking truths to power should not be sacrificial, but they are.
