Richard Henry Stoddard (1825–1903) American poet
The Castle in the Air.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“Infancy, n. The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, 'Heaven lies about us.' The world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.”
— Ambrose Bierce, book The Devil's Dictionary
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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Cesar Millan (1969) Mexican - American dog trainer and television personality
Source: Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life
“It is only when our characters and events begin to disobey us that they begin to live.”
John Fowles book The French Lieutenant's Woman
Source: The French Lieutenant's Woman
Apollonius of Tyana (15–100) Ancient Greek philosopher
Attributed to Apollonius. Quoted from Ram Swarup (2000). On Hinduism: Reviews and reflections, Chapter India and Greece
Mike Huckabee (1955) Arkansas politician
speaking to an NRA group
[Huckabee, Fluent in the NRA’s Language, Jim, Geraghty, 2007-09-21, National Review, http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/11849/huckabee-fluent-nras-language, 2011-03-01]
“All I wrote about us is lies
All I wrote about us is the truth”
Nâzım Hikmet (1902–1963) Turkish poet
From About Us (30 September 1960)
“The truth about us is endless. As are the lies.”
Philip Roth book The Human Stain
The Human Stain (2000)
Context: There is truth and then again there is truth. For all that the world is full of people who go around believing they've got you or your neighbor figured out, there really is no bottom to what is not known. The truth about us is endless. As are the lies.
“And that's when I know it's over. As soon as you start thinking about the beginning, it's the end.”
Junot Díaz book This Is How You Lose Her
Source: This Is How You Lose Her