"Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy."

Ethics, Honesty, Dishonesty, Truth

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"Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy."

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"We are all flawed and creatures of our times. Is it fair to judge us by the unknown standards of the future?"

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"Ethics are the things that say, 'Don't stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It's okay because we've shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we've chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I'm having a really hard time getting back up."

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"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing."

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"When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon."

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"Do not treat others as you would not like to be treated' frees one from hypocrisy. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' enslaves one with insincerity."

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"Might could would-they are contemptible auxiliaries."

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"It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit."

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"Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful."

Stephen King, American Author

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"I think it would be interesting if old people got anti-Alzheimer's disease where they slowly began to recover other people's lost memories."

People

"On school uniforms Don't these schools do enough damage making all these kids think alike, now they have to make them look alike too? It's not a new idea, either. I first saw it in old newsreels from the 1930s, but it was hard to understand because the narration was in German."

Society

"THINGS YOU NEVER HEAR: 'Please stop sucking my dick or I'll call the police."

Humor

"Gotta have my make up, in case I run into Joey and he wants to beat the shit out of me. Gotta look my best! Maybe he'll punch me repeatedly in the kidneys and the stomach so it doesn't mark up my face. He's so thoughtful!"

Humor

"Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it."

Equality

"Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty.I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be."

Perspective

"Once you leave out all the bullshit they teach you in school, life gets really simple."

Life

"I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions."

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"Let a smile be your umbrella, and you'll end up with a face full of rain."

Happiness

"And off we go, out onto the highway looking for a little fun. Perhaps a flatbed truck loaded with human cadavers will explode in front of a Star Trek reunion. One can only dream and hope."

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