While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.
Sissela Bok
Recitation: by Male by Female
Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take fold and flourish in the birth of a new nation.
Jim Gerlach
BraveIndependenceTyrannyNewBirth
My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.
Jodie Foster
FriendshipFriendYouKnowAshamed
But I always seem to finish a book and then think, oh God, I've got to pay a tax bill, so I'd better write a novel, so I tend not to stop and learn word processing.
Jilly Cooper
GodBookThinkBetterLearnStop
I sing in Hungarian. I read Hungarian. I do not pretend to speak Hungarian, but I sing in languages that I have studied as languages. And I find that to be central and very, very helpful. I think if you're not really cognizant of what every single word means, I think that might be a little tricky.
Jessye Norman
SpeakThinkYouFindSinglePretend
I spent a little time in Germany as a schoolboy learning German, and it's a country I knew very well, spent a lot of time in. I knew the history very well. I've always wanted to do a piece of work about the post-war period, of one sort or another.
Stephen Daldry
WorkLearningHistoryTimeCountry
I used to finish school and go and play football.
Roberto Firmino
FootballSchoolPlayGoFinishUsed
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
Michael Novak
WorkDemocracyPoliticalNoiseWell
I couldn't wait to get out of school, but once I did, I didn't actually know what I wanted to do with myself. I don't really know how it happened, but I just started writing music and realized that's what I wanted to do.
Mitski
MusicMyselfSchoolWaitWriting
I think since I was kid people told me that they thought I was funny.
Demetri Martin
FunnyPeopleMeThinkThoughtKid
I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.
Christie Hefner
BusinessMyselfWorldSkillYears
I used to be a compulsive exerciser, but I'm over that.
Courtney Thorne-Smith
OverUsedCompulsive
I don't think anything's underground anymore. And I think that's a good thing. Everything is up for grabs.
Colin Greenwood
GoodThinkEverythingUpAnything
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