I'd believed mine was the greatest of all the arts, the noblest of all the lies, the creation of hope. I thought hope could overcome everything, but I was wrong. Hope cannot overcome truth. Hope and truth cannot co-exist. Truth destroys hope. The most savage cruelties man inflicts on man are committed in the pursuit of truth. My last lie had been the most honest, the most honorable of them all, for there is an art greater even than the creation of hope. The greatest art of all is the destruction of truth.

“According to the dog's owner, they had been walking along the beach when Harriet ran into the river mouth to greet an approaching boat when she suddenly appeared overcome by the strong currents and was rapidly swept away into the sea.”

“[To prove the husband was involved in the scheme, prosecutors would have to prove that] he knew she didn't have cancer and he had intent to commit fraud, ... We don't think we have sufficient evidence to overcome that.”

“Every team is going to have some rough patches. Great teams overcome the rough patches. I thought it took us too long to respond tonight, but we play hard and we're going to get better.”

“Courage is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that th”

“It was a wild one today. The wind was howling and we had a few questionable calls from the judges go against us. I feel good heading into tomorrow. An 11-point deficit isn't too hard to overcome.”

“The league is going to be very competitive this year, especially with the new teams. There are a lot of good players and good coaches in this league and it is going to be tough. We already have a lot to overcome so there is much to do to get ready for the season.”

“It's like I told our guys - good shooting overcomes a lot of woes and it covers up a lot of mistakes. And I think the second half was a little bit more indicative of the way we've been playing.”

“Jewish cantors employ a peculiar art and method of singing in their delivery. They are unexcelled in the art of covering the voice, picking up a new key, in the treatment of the ritual chant, and overcoming vocal difficulties that lie in the words rather than in the music.”

“When you have all those familiar faces, it's tough to overcome the emotions and I did a bad job of that at the start. I was able to put that aside, use the experience I've gained and take things over.”