"Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started."
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"I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth."
"I'm dead, not impotent. Nasty rumors like that must be squashed before they gain momentum. Feel free to emphasize how very functional I am."
"There were a lot of rumors spread about me. Of course, I didn't show up to defend myself, so my absence helped create even more."
"If you consider yourself a friend, dont tell me." Because if i know the rumors, i'll feel like i have to confront the. and right this second i want to live in ignorant bliss."
"[Rumors are a] vehicle for anxieties and aspirations that may not be openly expressed."
"He maybe, possibly, said that if he got word of anyone getting in your way, they’d find out whether there was any truth to the rumor about him knowing how to kill a man with paper clips."
"I only hope those rumors I hear about what goes on in prison are greatly exaggerated."
"Facts mean little compared to attitudes. To contradict rumor or sentiment is as futile as arguing against a believer's faith in the Immaculate Conception. You have simply become a victim of faith, Comrade Assistant."
"As much as I want to stay on the team -- I love Chicago, I love the Bulls -- at the same time, I know the business part of it. Sooner or later, all the rumors are going to come up."