#lies

What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer... the shortest way between two people is not a straight line. ↗

— Earle Brown

#good #hands #head #lies #line

Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true. ↗

— Elias Canetti

#discovers #every #his #lie #lies

It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. ↗

— Joseph Campbell

#down #going #into #lies #life

Expecting to be able to get rid of the competitive drive, first of all, flies in the face of human nature - and little girls certainly have this drive, as much as little boys do, or at least the little girls I have observed in my immediate family have it. ↗

— Lynne Cheney

#certainly #competitive #drive #expecting #face

We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world. ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

#could #friends #home #more #proved

In Hawaii, we go to this wonderful place, all families. My wife and I go directly from breakfast to a beach chair where we read all day. My daughter goes from water to pool to running around with friends she meets, some of whom are regulars there. ↗

— Stephen Collins

#around #beach #breakfast #chair #daughter

As a former lifelong Republican, it pains me to tell you that today's Republicans - and their standard-bearers, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan - just aren't up to the task. They're beholden to 'my way or the highway' bullies, indebted to billionaires who bankroll ads and allergic to the very idea of compromise. ↗

— Charlie Crist

#allergic #beholden #billionaires #bullies #compromise

Happiness lies first of all in health. ↗

— George William Curtis

#first #first of all #happiness #happiness lies #health

As our country increasingly relies on electronic information storage and communication, it is imperative that our Government amend our information security laws accordingly. ↗

— Jo Ann Davis

#amend #communication #country #electronic #government

As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#base #christian #christian tradition #culture #element