Lin Yutang Quotes

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

Lin Yutang

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: October 10, 1895 - March 26, 1976

Topics

SocietyLyingExistOnlyPolished

I didn't read comic books, growing up. I was more of a science fiction/fantasy novel guy. I loved reading Edgar Rice Burroughs' 'Tarzan' and that kind of stuff.

Jesse L. Martin

ScienceGrowing UpReadingLovedUp

I don't like kitten heels. I just don't think they are an attractive shoe because they always look so stumpy. And I would never wear cowboy boots: a pointy toe and little heel is just not my thing.

Jessica Hart

ThinkBootsLookShoeNeverKitten

There are no new facts about the Kennedys, only new attitudes, a literature that, like the automobile industry, puts new bodies on old chassis.

John Gregory Dunne

FactsLiteratureNewOldAutomobile

I like to dress up but I'm not so concerned with looking very sexy, it's really more the art of dressing.

Andreja Pejic

ArtDressLookingSexyMoreUp

The search for someone to blame is always successful.

Robert Half

BlameSearchSomeoneAlways

Most people depend on a lot of other people.

Sophie B. Hawkins

PeopleDependMostOtherLot

I can't tell you how important it is for people on the public stage to utilize that stage in a constructive, positive way. When you're in the public eye, you have a decision to make - whether you are going to be an influence or not.

Steve Largent

PositiveDecisionPeopleEyeYou

I'm a lot less precious than I used to be about putting things out, for better or for worse. The result of a public that has a very high consumption rate and turnover rate is people listen to more music but spend less time with individual bits of music.

Trent Reznor

MusicTimePeopleBetterResultOut

Dr. Dre's '2001' album changed modern pop music.

Lukas Forchhammer

MusicModernPopChangedAlbumDre

With El Sistema, you can create orchestras everywhere; then they can decide whether they want to become professional musicians. The aim is not only to create musicians, but to create people.

Juan Diego Florez

PeopleMusiciansYouCreateWant

That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.' Well, that's easy to say, but the fact is, you don't change at all - other people do.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

FunnyChangePeopleTreatEasyYou

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.

Desmond Tutu

LeaderConfidenceCourageHatePeace

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