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The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide. – Hannah Arendt

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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle. – Hannah Arendt

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Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake it for a universal one. – Hannah Arendt

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Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity. – Coco Chanel

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There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment of truth, or in affectation. – John Ruskin

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People talk about getting rid of the old image, and I guess theres some merit in that. But the truth is that people loved The Wonder Years – I cant turn my back on it. – Danica McKellar

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Also, I used to think that one day I might get someone to iron my shirts, but the truth is I really like doing them myself. – David Sedaris

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Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin. – Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

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Past the seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them… he cried, “Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?” God said, “I did do something. I made you.” – Author Unknown

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Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business – the gambler always loses over the long term. – Marilyn vos Savant

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