"When the government is quite unobtrusive, people are……" — Laozi
"When the government is quite unobtrusive, people are indeed pure. When the government is quite prying, people are indeed conniving."
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1,065 Quotes by Laozi
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More Conniving Quotes
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The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: the ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive…
— Michael Parenti
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I don't want a team that escapes from reality and escapes from the truth. I don't want people who are…
— John Chaney
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You can't possibly conduct a proper affair without a lot of deliberating, scheming, speculating, and conniving. It's a delicate balance…
— John Dufresne
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Foxes are rats in expensive coats. What are foxes associated with? Evil, wily, conniving, duplicitous, Fox News - worst news…
— Rich Hall
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It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring…
— Strom Thurmond
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I'm not conniving - that has a pejorative context. I'm not sitting in back rooms making deals. That's not my…
— Bess Myerson
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Two things significantly distinguish human beings from the other animals; an interest in the past and the possibility of language.…
— Jeanette Winterson
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Here I had a wonderful man who cared for me and I was screwing around with a self-absorbed, conniving monster…
— Kelley Armstrong
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Whitney: You black-hearted, treacherous, conniving scoundrel. Clayton: Your flattery warms my heart
— Judith McNaught
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The idea that God works in mysterious ways is rubbish. There’s nothing mysterious about his ways. They’re premeditated and slightly…
— Melina Marchetta
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If you ignore the murdering and the conniving, Francis Underwood is an effective politician.
— Kevin Spacey
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Yes, I know I've played these women, but I'm not really conniving at all.
— Annette Bening
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