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The real news is bad news. — Marshall McLuhan
Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. The real extent… — Thomas Jefferson
Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one. — James Madison
It is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can… — George Washington
The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar… — George Washington
We have an economy that tells us it is cheaper to destroy earth in real time rather than renew, restore, and sustain it. You can… — Paul Hawken
It's not enough simply to wear the badge of corporate responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only response to climate change and… — Jonathon Porritt
A minority is only thought of as a minority when it constitutes some kind of threat to the majority, real or imaginary. And no threat… — Christopher Isherwood
Real love cannot be silent in the face of injustice. — Mel White
If every day a man takes orders in silence from an incompetent superior, if every day he solemnly performs ritual acts which he privately finds… — Vaclav Havel
If music in general is an imitation of history, opera in particular is an imitation of human willfulness; it is rooted in the fact that… — Wystan Hugh Auden
You are frightened of everything. You call it caution. You call it common sense. You call it practicality. You call it playing the odds, but… — Unknown Author
We have heard much of the phrase, peace and friendship. This phrase, in expressing the aspiration of America, is not complete. We should say instead,… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
I would advise any gay person that being out in the real sense can never happen too soon. — George Michael
We may have civilized bodies and yet barbarous souls. We are blind to the real sights of this world; deaf to its voice; and dead… — Herman Melville
The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political idea is as he has of the principles of counterpoint.… — John Jay Chapman
In the course of the history of the earth innumerable events have occurred one after another, causing changes of states, all with certain lasting consequences.… — Unknown Author
There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the… — Henry Ford
Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life - there, if one must… — Marcus Aurelius
My only real fear was that I would not be able to surf again because I was concerned that I would not physically be able… — Bethany Hamilton
Like all mystics (and many novelists, not least the present one) he is baffled, a child, before the real now; far happier out of it,… — John Fowles
I take in a lot of stuff from real life, movies, television, news and it all gets mixed in my head and somehow turns into… — Janet Evanovich
I'd trusted my fan base, I'd trusted the my gut, and I'd trusted the music. ...the real experts are out there in front of you… — Eric Church
It is when music is added that a film can come to life for a director. A live orchestra, playing the score as a conductor… — Robert Paul Wolff
I who once wrote songs with keen delight am now by sorrow driven to take up melancholy measures. Wounded Muses tell me what I must… — Boethius

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