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Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person

Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him. – Samuel Butler

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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing. – Samuel Butler

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Everyone should keep a mental wastepaper basket, and the older he grows, the more things will he promptly consign to it. – Samuel Butler

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The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation. – Samuel Butler

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If any movie people are watching this show, please, for me, have some respect. You wanna sell some tickets, act like you know what youre talking about. – Jeff Goldblum

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Somebody whos really comfortable with who she is and doesnt care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves. – Brian Austin Green

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Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women. – Ellen Barkin

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There are some people who become best friends with everyone they photograph. There are people that I really like and admire and respect, but in a way I think its better to keep a distance. I think you get better pictures of people that you dont know very well. – Mary Ellen Mark

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Acting: An art which consists of keeping the audience from coughing. – Ralph Richardson

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A man can stand almost anything except a succession of ordinary days. – Attributed to Goethe, by Huebsch

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