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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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It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past. – Hannah Arendt

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Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible. – Hannah Arendt

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Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. Thats Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that. – John Burroughs

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The source of all the material comes from nothingness, illusion is working more on things you can prove. Thats the principle, the essence of life, it is actually an illusion, not immaterial. Thats worth pursuing. So illusion is not nothing. In a way, that is the truth. – Ang Lee

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Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, its true. – Bill Gates

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I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. – Jesus Christ

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