False Quotes

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They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hungerâ€¦ they are driven by greed, if their enemy be rich; by ambition, if… — Tacitus
The atheist staring from his attic window is often nearer to God than the believer caught up in his own false image of God. — Martin Buber
Just because I work incredible good out of unspeakable tragedies doesn't mean I orchestrate the tragedies. Don't ever assume that my using something means I… — William P. Young
The Idols of Tribe have their foundation in human nature itself, and in the tribe or race of men. For it is a false assertion… — Francis Bacon
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the… — Barack Obama
Television is altering the meaning of 'being informed' by creating a species of information that might properly be called disinformation. Disinformation does not mean false… — Neil Postman
Never was an age more sentimental, more devoid of real feeling, more exaggerated in false feeling, than our own. — D. H. Lawrence
let it go -- the smashed word broken open vow or the oath cracked length wise -- let it go it was sworn to go… — E E Cummings
The means of communication, the irresistible output of the entertainment and information industry carry with them prescribed attitudes and habits, certain intellectual and emotional reactions… — Herbert Marcuse
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know… — Barack Obama
Prophet may you be! If I be false, or swerve a hair from truth, when time is old and hath forgot itself, when waterdrops have… — William Shakespeare
There is no holy life. There is no war between good and evil. There is no sin and no redemption. None of these things matter… — Deepak Chopra
...a genuine work of art, can never be false, nor can it be discredited through the lapse of time, for it does not present an… — Arthur Schopenhauer
We are betrayed by what is false within — George Meredith
Many of us are returning from a long journey during which we were forced to search for things that were of no interest to us.… — Paulo Coelho
Thoroughly unprepared, we take the step into the afternoon of life. Worse still, we take this step with the false presupposition that our truths and… — Carl Jung
Is despair wrong? Isnâ€™t it the natural condition of life after a certain age? â€¦ After a number of events, what is there left but… — Julian Barnes
People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to… — Terry Goodkind
When I hug her, I notice she's still wearing yesterday's false eyelashes. Mom? You know those come off with a little makeup remover and a… — Jen Lancaster
There is nothing in the world more difficult than candor, and nothing easier than flattery. If there is a hundredth of a fraction of a… — Fyodor Dostoevsky

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