#tell

There's a great argument about how many men he actually killed. People would tell stories and then as we all know as stories get told over and over again, they get embellished, facts get changed, elaborated upon, exaggerated. ↗

— Keith Carradine

#actually #again #argument #changed #elaborated

I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny. ↗

— Jim Carrey

#appreciated #being #being funny #funny #got

None of this excuses anyone from mastering the basic ideas and terminology of economics. The intelligent layman must expect also to encounter good economists who are difficult writers even though some of the best have been very good writers. He should know, moreover, that at least for a few great men ambiguity of expression has been a positive asset. But with these exceptions he may safely conclude that what is wholly mysterious in economics is not likely to be important. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#writing #intelligence

Every religion is tailored down to the level of intelligence of the people embracing it and Islam takes the cake for being the most tailored religion. ↗

— Boris Zubry

#intelligence

Intelligence with Deity can lead to greatness; Intelligence without Deity, partners with the twins, ignorance and arrogance. ↗

— Damon Thueson

#belief #deity #god #ignorance #intelligence

Government disinformation is an intelligent joke for smart generation. ↗

— Toba Beta

#intelligent-joke #smart-generation #intelligence

The innocent supposition, entertained by most people, that even if they are not brilliant, they are not dumb, is correct only in a very relative sense. ↗

— James Gould Cozzens

#intelligence

Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies. ↗

— Saxby Chambliss

#allies #analysis #capabilities #collection #defense

My emotional and intellectual response to Hiroshima was that the question of the social responsibility of a journalist was posed with greater urgency than ever. ↗

— Wilfred Burchett

#ever #greater #hiroshima #intellectual #journalist

Because storytelling, and visual storytelling, was put in the hands of everybody, and we have all now become storytellers. ↗

— LeVar Burton

#become #everybody #hands #now #put