A lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, rapture possesses you when you have taken the scrape and left out the lie.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

William Shenstone

If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain!

Marie de France

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

Orson Welles

What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?The world would split open.

Muriel Rukeyser

When I began writing science fiction in the middle '60s, it seemed very easy to find ideas that took decades to percolate into the cultural consciousness; now the lead time seems more like eighteen months.

Vernor Vinge

It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, bit it is the little differences that make them interesting.

Todd Ruthman

I think it's important to travel around in order to get a notion of what's going on, to find out what people are think about. I enjoy talking on campuses most because people are more informed and discussion is generally livelier.

Harrison Salisbury

The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits. But there is abundant evidence that regular, brisk walking is associated with better health, including lower blood pressure, better moods and improved cholesterol ratios.

Andrew Weil

The truth is our country, our people, our liberties, and our way of life are under attack by radical Islamic terrorists who kill and destroy in the name of religion.

Saxby Chambliss

You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real.

Victoria Abril

Doing Saturday Night Live definitely affects my relationship with my girlfriend and with my family, because you feel so much pressure to do well that night. But I think everyone's grown to accept that and so they give me my space at the show.

Adam Sandler

The best movies are simple.

Shia LaBeouf