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"Flattery does not encourage the perfect flow of love in the vein of your relationship. Be genuine and speak out what you feel for each other without hiding the painful truth."

"People on the worldly path, to them 'we' say, 'Practice complete honesty. If you cannot do that, then practice honesty within principle of limits. If you cannot do that and if you practice dishonesty, do it within limits. This principle is indeed what will take you further ahead."

"Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity."

"It's not ever easy telling a person what they don't want to hear. Because we love them! There will be times, we have to do things in life that will break our own heart."

"I seem at once cursed to say precisely what I'm thinking to him and unable to tell what he thinks about it."

"I don't want to make people mad. I just... well, how can people get better if you don't tell them what you honestly think?"

"Atheists are the most honest of the human race. These people are unable to live a double life; they are unable to lie to themselves. Of course it's an evolutionary handicap, and if that handicap was widespread, our species would run the risk of extinction."

"A taste for ostentation is rarely associated in the same souls with a taste for honesty."
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"Russia under President Putin is less democratic and less free today than when he assumed office. If Russia cannot fulfill its obligation to the G-8 and maintain a high standard of democratic governance then its membership should be suspended."


"Vetting and verifying information is one thing. Having our government sending out conflicting messages to the American people when conflict can be avoided is another."


"In the annals of history, few men have left a more positive imprint on the world than Pope John Paul II."


"Mr. Speaker, on September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked, and Britain stood with us. This was not only an attack against America, but against the civilized world; and Britain understood this."


"As many know, and especially those who may have young sons or daughters at colleges or universities, the last thing you want to hear is a call that perhaps one of your children was injured or, even worse, lost their life in a tragic fire at a dorm or campus housing."


"Every single day, we have hundreds, if not thousands of police officers protecting the lives of not just New Yorkers, but the millions who come to New York City to work and to vacation."


"We know that the most fundamental responsibility of our Federal Government is to ensure the safety of its people and to protect and ensure our National security. And clearly port security has been left in limbo."


"Those whose lives were lost on September 11 will remain in our thoughts and prayers forever."


"From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders."


"First at the outset, let me commend the great men and women of the United States Coast Guard for what they do."
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