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They say that it is the practiced liar who can deceive. But so often the practiced and chronic liar deceives only himself; it is the man who all his life has been selfconvicted of veracity whose lies find quickest credence.

William Faulkner

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Been Experience Food Little Need Own Paper Tobacco Tool Trade Whisky
The salvation of the world is in man’s suffering.
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As long as I live under the capitalistic system I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people.
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There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.
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Only when the clock stops does time come to life
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Important Most One Talent Thought Time
Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.
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Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.
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Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.
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Battle Despair Even Ever Field Folly Fought Lluision Man No Only Own Reveal Victory Won
A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others.
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There are some things for which three words are three too many, and three thousand words that many words too less.
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If we Americans are to survive it will have to be because we choose and elect and defend to be first of all Americans; to present to the world one homogeneous and unbroken front, whether of white Americans or black ones or purple or blue or green…
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War and drink are the two things man is never too poor to buy.
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Buy Drink Man never Poor Thing Two War
Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do.
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The most beautiful description of a woman is by understatement.
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Beautiful Description Most Understand Woman
If you, not just you in this room tonight, but in all the thousands of other rooms like this one about the world today and tomorrow and next week, will do this, not as a class or classes, but as individuals, men and women, you will change the earth.
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Clocks slay time… time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.
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So, never be afraid. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion, against injustice and lying and greed.
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Afraid Against Compassion Greed Honesty Injustice Lie never Raise Truth Voice
It’s all now you see: tomorrow began yesterday and yesterday won’t be over until tomorrow.
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