#lie

They like to tell us that it is important to speak the truth, but it has been my experience that real happiness lies in having people tell you what you want to believe, usually not the same thing at all, and if you have to stub your toe on the truth later, so be it. ↗

— Jeff Lindsay

#life #truth #experience

The stage is suspension of disbelief. Film is a literal medium. ↗

— Joseph Bologna

#film #literal #medium #stage #suspension

Opportunity ideas do not lie around waiting to be discovered. Such ideas need to be produced. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#discovered #ideas #lie #need #opportunity

Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#area #being #believe #mankind #planet

I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in schools are little more than conditioning kids for the Christian religion. ↗

— Jack Bowman

#belief #christian #christian religion #christmas #conditioning

A snowdrift is a beautiful thing - if it doesn't lie across the path you have to shovel or block the road that leads to your destination. ↗

— Hal Borland

#beautiful #beautiful thing #block #destination #leads

Real family values have gone down the drain in modern families. ↗

— Wes Borland

#drain #families #family #family values #gone

Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone. ↗

— Elizabeth Bowen

#door #lie #lock #never #wholly

My religion encompasses all religions. I believe in God, I believe in the universe. I believe you are god, I believe I am god; I believe the earth is god and the universe is god. We're all god. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#believe #earth #encompasses #god #i

In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action. ↗

— Louis D. Brandeis

#conflicting #expression #frank #governmental #greatest