If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus be...
Joseph Goebbels
What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences of his own folly. With a little wisdom and foresight, surely it is not yet necessary to forsake life ...
J. William Fulbright
One of the consequences of such notions as "entitlements" is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently just for being nice enough to grace us with their presence.
Thomas Sowell
There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not shielded in their lives from the consequences of great industrial and social processes which they cannot alter, control, or singly cope with.
Woodrow Wilson
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
Michael Jordan
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
Michael Jordan
Young actors often don`t think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarassing family, friends, and even strangers.
Natalie Portman
Sanitized violence in movies has been accepted for years. What seems to upset everybody now is the showing of the consequences of violence.
Stanley Kubrick
My ambition for many years was to be involved in work that was utterly compelling to me, regardless of the consequences. But I worried a lot as a young man about where such and such a thing might take me; you`re encouraged to think that way. You`re suppos...
Daniel Day-Lewis
The consequences are that you fear and dread being abandoned. You get a little tougher, and it`s more difficult for you to become intimate. The pros are that you can adapt to any situation and that you`re open to new surroundings. A lot of people get stuc...
Naomi Watts
I have nothing against Republicans, but this government has made decisions which we are to suffer the consequences of for a long, long time. You want to have faith in your leaders but it`s very hard to have faith in President George W. Bush. Look at what ...
Pierce Brosnan
[On refusing to grant clemency to condemned killer Stanley Tookie Williams] After studying the evidence, searching the history, listening to the arguments and wrestling with the profound consequences, I could find no justification for granting clemency. T...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.
Grace Jones
When it comes to social consequences, they`ve got all different people acting in different ways, very difficult to even have a proper criterion of success. So, it`s a difficult task.
Alex Munter