Quotes with make-believe

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  • Umberto Eco Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.
    Umberto Eco
    Italian writer and critic (1932 - 2016)
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  • Aaron Allston Feminism is sort of like God. Many people profess to believe in it, but no one seems to be able to define it to everyone's satisfaction.
    Aaron Allston
    American game designer and author (1960 - 2014)
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  • John Kenneth Galbraith Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects.
    John Kenneth Galbraith
    American economist (1908 - 2006)
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  • Peter Nivio Zarlenga First have being in your mind. Make real in your mind then bring that being into reality. The genius is he who sees what is not yet and causes it to come to be.
    Peter Nivio Zarlenga
    American businessman, founder of Blockbuster Videos
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  • Bill Simmons First impressions matter more in basketball than in any other sport, and they can be savored only in person. Players can't hide behind pads or helmets, so we can stare at them, evaluate every move they make: running, jumping, walking, even ogling the cheerleaders. We can see every ripple and tattoo. If they're lazy, we can tell.
    Bill Simmons
    American sports analyst and author (1969 - )
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  • Norman Vincent Peale First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ''I believe,'' three times.
    Norman Vincent Peale
    American minister and author (1898 - 1993)
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  • G. C. Lichtenberg First we have to believe, and then we believe.
    G. C. Lichtenberg
    German writer and physicist (1742 - 1799)
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  • William Arthur Ward Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
    William Arthur Ward
    American writer and poet (1921 - 1994)
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  • Marcia Wieder Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself. You may be surprised at how easily this happens. Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless you make them so.
    Marcia Wieder
    CEO and Founder of Dream University
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  • H.G. Wells Fools make researches and wise men exploit them.
    H.G. Wells
    British-born American author (1866 - 1946)
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  • Cate Blanchett For 'Blue Jasmine,' I made a decision not to wear any make up in the last shot of the film, as I felt like she had such a mask on - I thought it would be a good idea to leave her with nothing and become completely transparent.
    Cate Blanchett
    Australian actress and theatre (1969 - )
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  • Bob Seger For a long time, I thought when you do a box set, you're giving up; you're saying, 'OK, I don't have anything left.' But now I've listened to some of the old stuff I haven't heard in 20 to 40 years with fresh ears. It's like, 'Oh yeah, I can see where people might want to to hear some of this stuff that didn't make it onto the records.'
    Bob Seger
    American singer, songwriter and musician (1945 - )
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  • Bill Keller For all of the woes besetting our business, I believe with all my heart that newspapers - whether they are distributed to your doorstep, your laptop, your iPhone or a chip implanted in your cerebral cortex - will be around for a long time.
    Bill Keller
    American journalist (1949 - )
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  • Cass Sunstein For business, government, and education, the lesson is clear: People ought to be relying far more on objective information and far less on interviews. They might even want to think about scaling back or cancelling interviews altogether. They'll save a lot of time - and make better decisions.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Benjamin Watson For everybody, I think that we all, when we look at this situation of race, we need a change of heart, and I said it before. I believe the heart change comes from repenting of your racism, repenting of your bias, repenting of your prejudice and understanding that, you know what, God sees us all the same.
    Benjamin Watson
    American football player (1980 - )
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  • Charles Lamb For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print... substitute drunken dog, ragged head, seld-shaven, odd-eyed, stuttering, or any other epithet which truly and properly belongs to the gentleman in question.
    Charles Lamb
    English essayist (1775 - 1834)
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  • Robert Louis Stevenson For God's sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself!
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    Scottish writer and poet (1850 - 1894)
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  • Arthur Hays Sulzberger For if the Germans do not help defend the West, American and Canadian troops must cross the seas to do the job, and I venture to believe that the troops - if not the statesmen - regard this as an interference at least in their own domestic affairs.
    Arthur Hays Sulzberger
    American newspaper publisher (1891 - 1968)
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  • Henry Louis Mencken For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Bell Hooks For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
    Bell Hooks
    American author, professor, feminist (born G.J.Watkins) (1952 - 2021)
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