Lily Tomlin on lying
Lily Tomlin88 quotes“Lady, I do not make up things. That is lies. Lies are not true. But the truth could be made up if yo know how. And that’s the truth.”
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Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.
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