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That very same book (and I am working my way through the whole ouvre as fast as I can – they are a blast!) has one of my favorite quotes, which I will have to look up to get exactly right. Something along the lines of how just because something is factual doesn’t mean it is truthful.
A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
– This quote has been attributed to Mark Twain, but it has never been verified as originating with Twain. This quote may have originated with Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92) who attributed it to an old proverb in a sermon delivered on Sunday morning, April 1, 1855. Spurgeon was a celebrated English fundamentalist Baptist preacher. His words were: “A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.”
There’s always these Pratchett quotes:
“I must confess the the activities of the UK governments for the past couple of years have been watched with frank admiration and amazement by Lord Vetinari. Outright theft as a policy had never occured to him.”
“I think perhaps the most important problem is that we are trying to understand the fundamental workings of the universe via a language devised for telling one another when the best fruit is.”
“One of the highlights of the first Good Omens tour was Neil and I walking through New York singing Shoehorn with Teeth. Well, we’d had a good breakfast. And you don’t get mugged, either.”
“I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there’s evidence of any thinking going on inside it.”
“Look into the face of a man who will kill you for a belief and your nostrils will snuff up the scent of abomination. Hear a speech declaring a holy war and, I assure you, your ears should catch the clink of evil’s scales and the dragging of its monstrous tail over the purity of the language.”
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That’s an awesome quote.
Wasn’t that Mark Twain?
wasn’t it Churchill?
It was Fred Flintstone!
D’you suppose that would explain Mikey Moore’s success?
That very same book (and I am working my way through the whole ouvre as fast as I can – they are a blast!) has one of my favorite quotes, which I will have to look up to get exactly right. Something along the lines of how just because something is factual doesn’t mean it is truthful.
Don’t be daft, Atlas! Everyone knows Fred Flintstone never saw anyone with boots on!
I’ve always been partial to
The truth may be out there, but lies are in your head.
Pratchett — a real treasure. Long may he write!
Shirley Knott
A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
– This quote has been attributed to Mark Twain, but it has never been verified as originating with Twain. This quote may have originated with Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92) who attributed it to an old proverb in a sermon delivered on Sunday morning, April 1, 1855. Spurgeon was a celebrated English fundamentalist Baptist preacher. His words were: “A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.”
There’s always these Pratchett quotes:
“I must confess the the activities of the UK governments for the past couple of years have been watched with frank admiration and amazement by Lord Vetinari. Outright theft as a policy had never occured to him.”
“I think perhaps the most important problem is that we are trying to understand the fundamental workings of the universe via a language devised for telling one another when the best fruit is.”
“One of the highlights of the first Good Omens tour was Neil and I walking through New York singing Shoehorn with Teeth. Well, we’d had a good breakfast. And you don’t get mugged, either.”
“I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there’s evidence of any thinking going on inside it.”
http://www.ie.lspace.org/books/pqf/alt-fan-pratchett.html
One of my faves is from Lords and Ladies (paraphrasing):
Isn’t that a perfect summation of the danger of people who refuse to admit we’re fighting a war right now?
Here’s another great one, from Pyramids:
“Look into the face of a man who will kill you for a belief and your nostrils will snuff up the scent of abomination. Hear a speech declaring a holy war and, I assure you, your ears should catch the clink of evil’s scales and the dragging of its monstrous tail over the purity of the language.”
The truth walks slowly, but eventually he’ll catch you! Hehe 🙂