Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.
Plato
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Most intellectuals today have a phobia of any explanation of the mind that invokes genetics.
Steven Pinker
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I've always been a chameleon from book to book, like a director who does different films in the best possible way.
Tony DiTerlizzi
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In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings.
Rupert Sheldrake
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I've come to admire our military kids more than you all will know, because you guys are heroes. And the only way your parents are able to serve is because you guys hold it down, and you do it with maturity beyond your years.
Michelle Obama
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All of comedy at some level is trial-and-error, whether it's a stand-up trying out jokes or a comedy show trying stories.
Michael Schur
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You can't know what the future holds, though you might conjecture on it, and if you're psychic, you might venture a guess.
Jonathan Raymond
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I've always liked the effect of having somebody in there who hadn't the faintest idea what was going on.
Derek Bailey
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To Than Shwe, a kingdom in return for the eternal soul is just the right egregious trade-off. Than Shwe is a general who carries the light of unbounded ambition.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Sometimes females feel like they should act like men, but they should really just be themselves.
Payal Kadakia
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Fundamentalism is rooted in fear, and it's another reason I'm interested in the horror genre, because I know the fear that fundamentalism is built upon.
Scott Derrickson
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Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reassuring as it might seem.
Thomas Sowell
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Sports is part of the pop culture landscape in this country, just like music and television and movies.
Rich Eisen
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