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The corrupt, when found out, become especially good moralists.


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Corrupt men are always liars. Lies are their instruments, their pleasure, their solace. In time they come to believe their lies, or rather to half-believe them.

Corrupt men are always liars. Lies are their instruments, their pleasure, their solace. In time they come to believe their lies, or rather to half-believe them.



Fragmentation occurs when a civilization is in decline.

Fragmentation occurs when a civilization is in decline.



Uncorrupted man, with God's blessing, advances across the fields of the universe as though he were walking down a country lane.

Uncorrupted man, with God's blessing, advances across the fields of the universe as though he were walking down a country lane.



The United States is dangerously close to being a plutocracy. A third of the private wealth is owned by less than 5 percent of the population.

The United States is dangerously close to being a plutocracy. A third of the private wealth is owned by less than 5 percent of the population.



The small Hitlers are around us every day.

The small Hitlers are around us every day.



All is forgiven to kings and popes. History grants them immunity, even a full pardon, even when they admit their crimes and glory in them.

All is forgiven to kings and popes. History grants them immunity, even a full pardon, even when they admit their crimes and glory in them.



It is no more rational to have lawyers in positions of power than it would be to have garbage collectors in positions of power. And in human terms garbage collectors would be preferable.

It is no more rational to have lawyers in positions of power than it would be to have garbage collectors in positions of power. And in human terms garbage collectors would be preferable.



Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.

Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.



A totalitarian dictatorship cannot explain; it can only suppress.

A totalitarian dictatorship cannot explain; it can only suppress.



It is precisely when we help one another that we gain our victories over corruption, but the victory is assured only when we help one another with all our strength.

It is precisely when we help one another that we gain our victories over corruption, but the victory is assured only when we help one another with all our strength.





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The 'Being Human' people were really cool and let me improvise. They had such a good working atmosphere. It was a cool set-up and a really good environment to be in.

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People are gonna look up to me because I'm young, black, and female.

People are gonna look up to me because I'm young, black, and female.



I hope that the next time you go to a concert, the band doesn't play the song you wanna hear! And instead, they just play songs off their new album!

I hope that the next time you go to a concert, the band doesn't play the song you wanna hear! And instead, they just play songs off their new album!



Richard Serra, the great sculptor, personifies an artist for me.

Richard Serra, the great sculptor, personifies an artist for me.



The measure of your character is not what you do when people are looking. It’s what you do when you think no one is looking.

The measure of your character is not what you do when people are looking. It’s what you do when you think no one is looking.



Human relations, I mess them up, and they let me down.

Human relations, I mess them up, and they let me down.



A venture not accomplished is loss; working together towards success is VICTORY!

A venture not accomplished is loss; working together towards success is VICTORY!



If I am proud of anything, it is that I have been granted the privilege of living in the land which God promised our forefathers to give us, as it is written.

If I am proud of anything, it is that I have been granted the privilege of living in the land which God promised our forefathers to give us, as it is written.




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