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Maya Angelou quote: "There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts..."

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.

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Ronnie:" I guess I'm okay with that. But it's not going to be easy for you. They don't have a lot of fishing or mudding around here. Will:" I figured."Ronnie" And not a lot of beach volleyball, either. Especially in January."Will" I guess I'll have to make some sacrifices."Ronnie."Maybe if you're lucky, we can find you some other ways to occupy Your time. Nicholas Sparks
These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed. Ricky Martin
That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with - loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love. Can you live without a mother and a father? Maurice Sendak
Alphonso Jackson quote: "In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it..."
In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move. Alphonso Jackson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air."
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. Ralph Waldo Emerson
I believe that it is irresponsible, it is basically part of the crisis of leadership in D.C. to not look at Social Security and understand that there has got to be a solution posed. We've got to take a look at it and make sure that we create a solution so our seniors aren't left out in the cold. Joe Miller
About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if it was a regulated market, and of course they do not want to regulate it. Peter DeFazio
The ancient tradition that the world will be consumed in fire at the end of six thousand years is true, as I have heard from Hell. For the cherub with his flaming sword is hereby commanded to leave his guard at tree of life, and when he does, the whole creation will be consumed, and appear infinite, and holy whereas it now appears finite & corrupt. William Blake
Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Charles Dickens
Nina Simone quote: "You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, ..."
You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times. Nina Simone
The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice. Lucinda Williams
People talk of sorrow as if it is soft, a thing of water and tears. But true sorrow is not soft. True sorrow is a thing of fire, and rock. It burns your heart, crushes your soul under the weight of mountains. It destroys, and even if you keep breathing, keep going, you die. Laurell K. Hamilton
Amy Sedaris quote: "I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always..."
I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always feel like a failure, like you're stupid. Amy Sedaris
Paul Virilio quote: "War was my university. Everything has proceeded from there."
War was my university. Everything has proceeded from there. Paul Virilio
The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society. Karl Marx