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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.

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Time,

Author:

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: Time

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. What is wrong with the Iranians in addition to the nuclear bomb? This is the only country on Earth in the 21st century that has renewed imperialistic ambitions. They really want to become the hegemon of the Middle East in an age that gave up imperialism.
  • 2. I'd date someone younger or older age doesn't matter to me. Or looks really – it's all about maturity.
  • 3. Ours is an excessively conscious age. We know so much we feel so little.

2 Amazing

  • 1. Theatre when it is at its best takes a lot of beating – the live experience and the shared collective experience of live storytelling is really special when it is good. Particularly here in New York because the audiences are amazing very vocal and very engaged and that makes theatre very exciting.
  • 2. My dream car would be a Maserati. That would be amazing.
  • 3. I love Benny Hill. He one of my favourites of aaall time. Like the way Benny did it he was just amazing. Just seeing how he put songs together and comedy and the timing and the sketches. He was way ahead of his time.

3 Anger

  • 1. When you learn that a truth is a lie anger follows.
  • 2. Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
  • 3. I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational but I don't think that translates into anger.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.
  • 2. As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country.
  • 3. Married people from my generation are like an endangered species!

5 Architecture

  • 1. Look architecture has a lot of places to hide behind a lot of excuses. 'The client made me do this.' 'The city made me do this.' 'Oh the budget.' I don't believe that anymore.
  • 2. Designed by architects with honorable intentions but hands of palsy.
  • 3. Form follows function.
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