Lewis B. Smedes Quotes

No doubt, corporate CEOs who lie to their shareholders and politicians who lie to their public know and believe intellectually that lying is immoral. Why then do they lie? They lie to others because they first lie to themselves.

Lewis B. Smedes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 20, 1921 - December 19, 2002

Topics

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Until 1954, I'd only ever thought of being a painter, but I earned my money when and where I could. You could say I drifted into writing.

John Berger

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My work is intensely personal.

Andres Serrano

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I have a good life.

Maurice Sendak

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When you receive criticism, you should take it in your side, but I've received love more than anything else, and that's what motivates me and keeps me going.

Mawra Hocane

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I can't sit through dinner with somebody I don't like.

Steve Toltz

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People underestimate my speed. I'm pretty fast.

Trey Burke

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As you prepare for the many things that fall brings, such as school, harvest and winter, it is important to be prepared for the unthinkable. Supplies and a plan will significantly reduce panic and chaos in the event of an emergency.

Mike Crapo

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I'm not going to make any excuses. I just went out and stunk it up tonight.

David Wells

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Our customers need to be satisfied that there is a price-value relationship that they feel great about.

Bobby Kotick

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Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground.

Phil Bredesen

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Tom Kizzia hasn't just observed and written about Alaska for three-plus decades, he's lived it. 'Pilgrim's Wilderness' is a story that needed to be told by the only man who could tell it.

Tom Bodett

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The rise of capitalist practice and morality brought with it a radical revision of how the commons are treated, and also of how they are conceived.

Noam Chomsky

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