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Quote by Doris Lessing
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It is terrible to destroy a persons picture of himself in the interests of truth or some other abstraction. – Doris Lessing

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There was a time when young people respected learning and literature and now they dont. – Doris Lessing

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Learning
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I think kids ought to travel. I think its very good to carry kids around. Its good for them. Of course its tough on the parents. – Doris Lessing

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Travel
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When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do. – William Blake

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The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself. – Jim Rohn

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Truth

I am not politically correct. I am all about the facts, I am all about the truth and I am all about Godly pursuits and what this country was built on, and I am not apologetic about it. – Luke Scott

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Truth

In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant. One motto on the show is, Keep your facts, Im going with the truth. – Stephen Colbert

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Truth

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So Im still in my romantic stage with London, I love it as a place. – Christian Cooke

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Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When youre different in a society, youre funny. – Will Eisner

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If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. – Mother Teresa

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Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels. – Ingvar Kamprad

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