“Lies run sprints but the truth runs marathons.”

—  Michael Jackson

Press statement (November 2003); quoted in "Michael Jackson Calls Child Molestation Charges 'Lies'" (8 December 2003) Jet
Variant: Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.

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