Quotes of the day

In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.

- AE Housman


Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose.

- Evan Esar



How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read.

- Karl Kraus



In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.

- Robert Byrne


Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

- Stephen King, Roland from "The Last Gunslinger"
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