We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Too many cooks spoil the broth
There is more than one way to burn a book.
There's more than one way to be a girl
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
"You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by-"* You'll find universal agreement on the value of a behavior code, on the need for some sort of ethical system. Even the crooks count on "honor among thieves," and countries actually wage war according to certain rules. On the job and in the rest of our day-to-day living, we each need a "code for the road."
The trouble with writing a book about yourself is that you can’t fool around. If you write about someone else, you can stretch the truth from here to Finland. If you write about yourself the slightest deviation makes you realize instantly that there may be honor among thieves, but you are just a dirty liar.
The fact which the politician faces is merely that there is less honor among thieves than was supposed, and not the fact that theyare thieves.
In the film business, it's basically honor among thieves.
There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians.
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