"Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth."
-Jean de la Bruyere
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"The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.“
-Jean de la Bruyere
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"Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness."
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"The regeneration of society is the regeneration of society by individual education."
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"The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored."
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"It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part what does it cost to add a smile?"
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"The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy."
-Carly Fiorina
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"I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep it.' But the truth is that none of the health reform bills making their way through Congress actually delivers on that promise."
-Ron Wyden
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"The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see."
-Carly Fiorina
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"Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time."
-Gerald R. Ford
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-Bob Kane
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"The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature."
-Lewis Thomas
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