Carlens Paul Quotes & Sayings

Why, lies are like a sticky juice overspreading the world, a living, growing flypaper to catch and gum the wings of every human soul ... And the little helpless buzzings of honest, liberal, kindly people, aren't they like the thin little noise flies make when they're caught? — John Dos Passos

The matter does not appear to appear to me now as it appears to have appeared to me then. — Robert H. Jackson

Remember that some organizations, especially activist groups, have no obligation to rigorous, unbiased data. They are working to convince you to adopt their view of the world and thus aren't necessarily impartial [...] This type of bias or spin is common, and you need to be on the alert for it in the reports you read. In fact, bias is a major reason to get multiple kinds of trend data before drawing conclusions. Even if activist groups don't publish false information, they might leave out key data, which might lead you in another direction. If you read particularly alarming data, for example, a trend that says, "we're losing 10 percent of all bird species each year," you should make sure you verify it with other sources.

In a world that moves as fast as ours does, sensational problems sometimes arise, but if it's really an issue, more than one expert will be covering it. — Eric Garland

When you are out of control,
someone is ready to take over. — Toba Beta

During his next visit, my father secretly decided that our bathroom needed towel hooks. Using nails that were too long, my father pierced the door, creating towel hooks on one side, medieval blinding devices on the other ... No matter how inconvenient a household malfunction might be, Kazem can always make it worse, for free. — Firoozeh Dumas

Maybe I'm some sort of perverted cartoon-sexual. — Rainbow Rowell

Days decrease, / And autumn grows, autumn in everything. — Robert Browning

And he thought of Katherine XIV, who wore a black bra and also a black everything else. — John Green

When you demand perfection within yourself, you become more fallible. — Bryant McGill

I could start with Mandelstam, who was a huge influence on my early writing. — Helen Dunmore

Chance is the pseudonym God uses when He'd rather not sign His own name. — Anatole France