A Quotes
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“A library's ideal function is to be a little bit like a bouquiniste's stall, a place for trouvailles.”
“A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.”
Source: Happy Alchemy: On the Pleasures of Music and the Theatre
“A libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen bya man who should never have attempted it.”
“A Libyan rebel has admitted to killing Moammar Gadhafi. He said he shot Gadhafi twice in the temple, to which Michele Bachmann said, "I didn't even know the guy was Jewish.”
“A license cannot be revoked because a man is red-headed or because he was divorced, except for a calling, if such there be, for which red-headedness or an unbroken marriage may have some rational bearing. If a State licensing agency lays bare its arbitrary action, or if the State law explicitly allows it to act arbitrarily, that is precisely the kind of State action which the Due Process Clause forbids.”
“A license is what you get,
when the government steals your rights away from you,
and then sells them back.”
“A lich guards his phylactery like an elf guards his salad.”
Source: The Dungeoneers
“A liderança política tem hoje esta tarefa fundamental: fazer política num mundo que já não é exclusivamente físico, mas que também não poderá ser obsessivamente digital.”
Source: Liderar com as Pessoas
“A lie always needs an explanation to fit in.”
“A Lie (Artificial Intransigence) by Stewart Stafford
The morrow lies beyond
The grasp of our hands,
Fogged coastal shadows
Of mountains in distant lands.
Deities of tech Olympus,
Subhuman to simulated will?
Sage genius cannot tell,
But hubris claims to still.
The synthetic brainchild,
Squats on shoulders high
Of eyeless seers' vision,
Our sentient clone - AI.
© Stewart Stafford, 2023. All rights reserved.”
“A lie by omission is still a lie,' ...”
Source: A Shadow in the Ember
“A lie can answer any question, but only the truth brings healing.”
“A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.”
“A lie can never really defeat the facts but only dodge them for a while.”
“A lie can only make a temporary sense. The truth is permanent and lasts forever.”
Source: The Book of Maxims, Poems and Anecdotes
“A lie can outlast any truth.”
Source: The Lying Game
“A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.”
Source: The Truth: Stage Adaptation
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
“A lie cannot be truth, because you said it in your native language.”
“A lie cannot live.”
“A lie distorts the image of reality. It is a delusion of the human mind which can disrupt an individual's sense of what is morally right or wrong.”
“A lie does not become truth just because ten people are telling it.”
Source: Maps for Lost Lovers
“A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour.”
“A lie doesn't become dangerous only with exposure; it is toxic, however well buried.”
Source: All at Sea
“A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.”
“A lie faces God and shrinks from man.”
Source: The Essays of Lord Bacon
“A lie for a good reason is better than a truth that destroys.”
Source: Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
“A lie has always a certain amount of weight with those who wish to believe it.”
“A lie has many colours,
while white is the only faithful colour of truth.”
“A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.”
“A lie has no legs, and cannot stand; but it has wings, and can fly far and wide.”
“A lie has no power, until you believe it.”
“A lie has short legs and doesn’t run well. And as an old farmer once told me, “I wouldn’t bet on that horse.”
“A lie hides the truth. A story tries to find it.”
Source: A Servant's Tale: A Novel
“A lie in truth’s clothing.”
“A lie is a forgery of a truth that is too big to embrace because of a prejudice that we’re too afraid to confront.”
“A lie is a lie... unless your friends and family are in on it. Then it's a "commonly held belief."”
“A lie is always more interesting, creative, focused, and inspiring than the truth.”
Source: Life Is a Dance
“A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.”
“A lie is an act of theft. It steals peoples faith and makes them resent themselves”
Source: Pegasus Descending: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
“A lie is an affront to the soul, as well as an insult to the intelligence of the person to whom one lies.”
Source: Something Wonderful
“A lie is an attempt to glue something that cannot hold by itself”
Source: The Great Pearl of Wisdom
“A lie is an excuse guarded”
“A LIE is BEAUTIFUL, melodious, STYLISH, and attractive. On the contrary, TRUTH is UGLY, rude, DULL and repulsive. That's why often people get attracted towards LIES. They embrace it and live with. The truth is usually ignored and disowned.”
“A LIE IS LIKE A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD;
IT'S NOT SAFE TO LIVE IN”
Source: Friend In Your Pocket Conversations Session One
“A lie is like a cat: you need to stop it before it gets out the door or it’s really hard to catch.”
“A lie is like a snow-ball; the longer it is rolled, the larger it is.”
“A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.”
“A lie is like a tissue paper umbrella. It promises what it can’t do.”