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“Lady, I do not make up things. That is lies. Lies are not true. But the truth could be made up if yo know how. And that's the truth.”

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Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin is an American actress, comedian, writer, and singer, born on September 1, 1939. Known for her unique sense of humor and profound character portrayals, she is one of the most celebrated comedians of the 20th century. more

“Enlightenment is man's leaving his self-caused immaturity. Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. Such immaturity is self-caused if it is not caused by lack of intelligence, but by lack of determination and courage to use one's intelligence without being guided by another. Sapere Aude! Have the courage to use your own intelligence! is therefore the motto of the enlightenment.”

Ifs Men Self Use Enlightenment Determination Leaving Guidance Motto Immaturity Incapacity

Author:Immanuel Kant

“Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come again in this identical guise.”

Life Littles Moments Dies Gold Identical Guise Little Moments

Author:Gwendolyn Brooks

“I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want this adventure that is the context of my life to go on without end.”

Want Ends Accepting Adventure Goes On Infinity Incapable Conceiving

Author:Simone de Beauvoir

“If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full.”

Ifs Hard Joy Risk Glad Wasted Life

Author:John Piper

“Those who have no absolute values cannot let the relative remain merely relative; they are always raising it to the level of the absolute.”

Values Levels Absolutes Relative

Book:Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

Source: Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

“And the coolness of your smile is stirringofbirds between my arms”

Arms Bird Your Smile Coolness

Author:e. e. cummings

“Not knowing it was hard; knowing it was harder”

Hard Knowing Harder Beloved Not Knowing

Author:Toni Morrison

“Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know.”

Knows Sometimes Would Be

Author:Leo Tolstoy

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