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The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. We'll tell you, you don't have to drag it out of us. ↗

— George Tenet

#break #culture #drag #ever #faith

I'm always uneasy with messages. I think if there is a message, it's about taking control of your life. Not becoming a victim. Be true to yourself. In essence it's about love in the drug culture. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#always #be true #becoming #control #culture

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven. ↗

— Studs Terkel

#because #despair #head #hope #i

Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#beverage #book #comfortable #couch #distractions

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. ↗

— Nikola Tesla

#brain #creation #emotions #everything #felt

Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad. ↗

— Irving Thalberg

#fad #just #novelty #pictures #talking

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself. ↗

— Thales

#difficult #difficult thing #know #know yourself #life

Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. ↗

— U Thant

#built #compassion #defenses #love #men

It is confusing, because in this culture we really don't have anything that corresponds to geisha. ↗