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• I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big performances, but they were never over-demonstrative and they were never not based on a kind of real truthful human being.

  Steve Coogan

  Real, Giving, Tragedy

  "Exclusive Interview: Steve Coogan". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. February 19, 2009.

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• On the whole, age comes more gently to those who have some doorway into an abstract world-art, or philosophy, or learning-regions where the years are scarcely noticed and the young and old can meet in a pale truthful light.

  Freya Stark

  Art, Philosophy, Light

  Freya Stark (1964). “The Journey's Echo: Selections”

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• It takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal.

  Joaquin Phoenix

  Animal, Be Kind, Vegan

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• I'm a vegan. I respect the environment, and I do my best to spread the importance of such an issue.

  Jared Leto

  Issues, Vegan, Environment

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• I don't see why someone should lose their life just so you can have a snack.

  Russell Brand

  Snacks, Vegetarian, Should

  PETA‏ @peta, twitter.com. June 20, 2013.

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• It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life.

  David Whyte

  Average, Narrative, Realistic

  "The Poetic Narrative Of Our Times" by David Whyte, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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• I am grateful to realize that my desires do not entitle me to add to another's suffering.

  Zoe Weil

  Grateful, Suffering, Desire

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• We live in a relativistic culture, where people are more con- cerned with being liked than being truthful. In A Sweet and Bitter Providence, John Piper does an outstanding job of bibli- cally defending key truths that the church often ignores. He gives us an example of how to take a bold and educated stand on issues of race, purity, and God's sovereignty.

  Francis Chan

  Sweet, Jobs, Keys

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• Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful - Christian community is the final apologetic.

  Francis Schaeffer

  Christian, Judging, Community

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• If you're really truthful with yourself, it's a wonderful guidance.

  Charlie Chaplin

  Wonderful, Guidance, Ifs

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• Now I'm a free agent, literally and figuratively. I've reached that enviable state in life in which I can do pretty much what I want. And what I want is to continue to play basketball. I still love the game, and I still have something to offer. My coaches and teammates recognize that. At the same time, I want to be genuine and authentic and truthful.

  Jason Collins

  Basketball, Games, Play

  "Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now" by Jason Collins, www.si.com. April 29, 2013.

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• I'm willing to go wherever with this because music is everything to me. This is my world and how I see it. My music speaks for me in a way that's relatable and truthful.

  Luke James

  World, Way, Speak

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• Develop the wise art of being radically truthful and remaining considerate, thoughtful, and safe.

  Claude Steiner

  Life, Wise, Art

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• We're just musically and rhythmically retarded. We play so hard that we can't tune our guitars fast enough. People can relate to that.

  Kurt Cobain

  Guitar, Play, People

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• You create attention to attract attention.

  Kurt Cobain

  Attention

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• I've never been more confused in my life, but at the same time I've never been more satisfied with what we've done.

  Kurt Cobain

  Confused, Done, Satisfied

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• It's really not hard to keep your dignity and sign to a major label... Most people don't have any dignity in the first place.

  Kurt Cobain

  People, Labels, Firsts

  "Sounds" Magazine, October 1990.

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• If I went to jail, at least I wouldn't have to sign autographs.

  Kurt Cobain

  Jail, Ifs, Autographs

  "Details" Magazine, February 1992.

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• Zits are beauty marks.

  Kurt Cobain

  Zits, Mark

  "Sassy" Magazine, April 1992.

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• Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming, you have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it's going to come in handy all the time.

  Bill Watterson

  Meaningful, Jobs, Book

  "Some thoughts on the real world by one who glimpsed it and fled". Bill Watterson's commencement speech at the Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, www.graduationwisdom.com. May 20, 1990.

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• If a kid ever realized what was involved in factory farming, they would never touch meat again.

  James Cromwell

  Kids, Meat, Animal Rights

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• Eating meat is the most disgusting thing I can think of. It's like biting into your grandmother.

  Steven Morrissey

  Grandmother, Thinking, Meat

  "Auction of signed copy of Morrissey's Autobiography raises £8,000 for Peta", www.theguardian.com. December 31, 2013.

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• It's never really been that hard for me. I've never had any desire to eat meat. In fact, when I was a kid I would have a really difficult time eating meat at all.

  Tobey Maguire

  Kids, Desire, Meat

  "Has Britney found yet another rehab romance?" by Jeannette Walls, www.today.com. April 05, 2007.

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• Why are vegans made fun of while the inhumane factory farming process regards animals and the natural world merely as commodities to be exploited for profit?

  Ellen Page

  Fun, Animal, World

  "Jared Leto and Ellen Page Named Sexiest Vegetarians". www.eonline.com. June 26, 2014.

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• Everyone has to find what is right for them, and it is different for everyone. Eating for me is how you proclaim your beliefs three times a day. That is why all religions have rules about eating. Three times a day, I remind myself that I value life and do not want to cause pain to or kill other living beings. That is why I eat the way I do.

  Natalie Portman

  Pain, Different, Three

  "Natalie Portman: 'Eating For Me Is How You Proclaim Your Beliefs'". www.ecorazzi.com. May 05, 2011.

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