Quote by Lin Yutang
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Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks. – Lin Yutang

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I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking. – Lin Yutang

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This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. – Lin Yutang

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Often the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth. – Mark Twain, Following the Equator

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Always tell the truth. Even if you have to make it up. – Author Unknown

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A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future. – Author Unknown

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A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. – Saki

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When you are young your imagination is so clear. – Nina Blackwood

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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system. – Larry Elder

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Stress is something that we are not always conscious of; it can exist on a cellular level and hide, masked by our ingrained insensitivity. – Garri Garripoli, Qigong: Essence of the Healing Dance

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I learn something from criticism because when it comes from sources you respect you always examine it and learn. – Maurice Strong

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