{"quotes":[{"text":"Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,Is the immediate jewel of their souls:Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;’twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands;But he that filches from me my good nameRobs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.","author":"William Shakespeare","tags":["dishonesty","good-name","libel","reputation","shakespeare","slander","society","standing","theft","value","values"],"id":5918,"author_id":"William+Shakespeare"},{"text":"In a society where dirt sells, for every good story told as it is, you will hear the whole of that day's 10 bad stories sensationalized; although in reality, it could be that 100 good deeds happened that day which went unsung.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["deceit","good-deeds","gossip","libel","lies","media","news","propaganda","sensationalism","slander","society","story","unsung"],"id":19723,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"It's okay to be honest about not knowing rather than spreading falsehood. While it is often said that honesty is the best policy, silence is the second best policy.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["certainty","deceit","falsehood","gossip","honesty","humility","information","know-it-alls","law","libel","lies","misinformation","moral","mystery","not-knowing","policy","principle","propaganda","rule","silence","sincerity","slander","truth","uncertainty","uncertainty-principle"],"id":34086,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"Fame is an island, and right before the castaway, the getaway of being known without being known.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["castaway","fame","friendship","getaway","gossip","impersonal","impersonal-world","island","libel","loneliness","misunderstood","personal","personal-world","propaganda","relationships","repetition","rumors","slander","solitude","tropical","vacation","world"],"id":41057,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"The internet is where some people go to show their true intelligence; others, their hidden stupidity.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["anonymous","beliefs","closet","consequence","cyberspace","cyberspace-internet","extrovert","freedom","gossip","information","intelligence","internet","introvert","libel","media","online","prejudices","propaganda","slander","social-networking","stupidity","technology"],"id":56779,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"Deceit for personal gain is one of history's most recurring crimes. Man's first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting, straightening, perfecting, then believing every original idea he intends to make public before making it public. There is always an angle from which an absolute truth may appear askew just as there is always a personal emotion, or a personal agenda, which alienates the ultimate good of mankind.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["crime","deceit","gossip","history","honesty","humanity","libel","lies","selfishness","slander","truth"],"id":79680,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"RUMOUR:'Upon my tongues continual slanders ride,The which in every language I pronounce,Stuffing the ears of men with false reports.","author":"William Shakespeare","tags":["falsehood","gossip","libel","reputation","rumor","slander","wagging-tongues"],"id":101664,"author_id":"William+Shakespeare"},{"text":"It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... Than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking. ","author":"Stephen Fry","tags":["censorship","free-speech","humor","libel","offense","philosophical","politics","sarcasm","slander","wisdom"],"id":116785,"author_id":"Stephen+Fry"},{"text":"Keep your finger on the pulse of society, take controversies with a grain of salt, lick your finger and then lift it to the wind; always know what is going on, my friend, so this world can never steer you wrong again.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["controversy","culture","deceit","deception","finger","gossip","libel","lies","media","propaganda","right","slander","society","steer","truth","world","wrong"],"id":127861,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"How easy it is for so many of us today to be undoubtedly full of information yet fully deprived of accurate information.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["accuracy","blog","college","confusion","deceit","education","facts","false-knowledge","falsehood","funny","funny-but-true","gossip","half-truth","humor","information","information-technology","intelligence","internet","knowledge","libel","lies","media","misinformation","news","propaganda","rumors","school","slander","social-media","statistics","statistics-humor","technology","truth","university","wisdom"],"id":155839,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":36,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}