Lying Quotes · Page 102

I'm constantly lying to my dog. He only responds to manipulation and blackmail.

— Riley Keough

Old homes! old hearts! Upon my soul forever Their peace and gladness lie like tears and laughter.

— Madison Cawein

the best lies to tell are the ones people want to believe

— Jasper Fforde

Humanity's collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion.

— Daisaku Ikeda

We're going to have to let truth scream louder to our souls than the lies that have infected us.

— Beth Moore

If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself.

— W. Somerset Maugham

Strange that cowards cannot see that their greatest safety lies in dauntless courage.

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

Imagination is imitative-the real innovation lies in criticism.

— Oscar Wilde

You might want to lie down," Magnus advised. "I find that it helps when the crushing sense of horrible realization sets in.

— Cassandra Clare

When the tides of life turn against you And the current upsets your boat, Don't waste those tears on what might have…

— Edward Norton

I don't mean to beat a made-in-America drum, but I would be lying if I said it doesn't feel somehow right to…

— Dave Eggers

... the possibility of one particular photographer's pictures lying around the corner is never realized until the photographer is there. It's one…

— Alex Webb

I'm getting better now, but I used to be incredibly awkward with girls. I think any guy who says 'I've never had…

— Daniel Radcliffe

Nothing lies on our hands with such uneasiness as time. Wretched and thoughtless creatures! In the only place where covetousness were a…

— Joseph Addison

A love for humanity came over me, and watered and fertilised the fields of my inner world which had been lying fallow,…

— Georg Brandes

The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

So tired of this straight line, and everywhere you turn There's vultures and thieves at your back The storm keeps on twisting,…

— Sarah McLachlan

The only rule Muslims know is to win. It does not matter how. All rules can be broken as long as they…

— Ali Sina

At first, I could lie about my lack of sleep and she'd fall for it, but she started suspecting insomnia when I…

— Darynda Jones

So death obscures your gentle form, So memory strives to make the darkness bright; And, in that heap of rocks, your body…

— John Masefield

If I say something honestly, generally, I am being completely honest and don't tell me I am lying. It drives me crazy…

— Nan Goldin

This over-consumption is also manifest in our use of raw materials. It can even be found in our dietary habits... . People…

— Yehuda Levi

We often dream about people from whom we receive a letter by the next post. I have ascertained on several occasions that…

— Anonymous

I always tell people that my creativity lies in the belly of the beast and that's exactly what it is. A lot…

— Jlin

Holy Scripture could never lie or err...its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.

— Galileo Galilei

I think you can never ever lie, ever. If you don't know, say, 'I don't know'.

— Gore Verbinski

Donald Trump lies with astonishing frequency and in stunning volume.

— David Remnick

When I was really young, I used to lie a lot. Now I get paid to do it.

— Diego Luna

Only the most sophisticated of beings can lie and cheat, and get away with it.

— Donald A. Norman

The heaven of poetry and romance still lies around us and within us.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The person of truth must be covered with bodyguards of lies.

— Winston Churchill

It is not without good reason, that he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of…

— Michel de Montaigne

Some of these things are true and some of them lies. But they are all good stories.

— Hilary Mantel

The road may bend out of sight at times, but I know what lies ahead: the faraway horses.

— Buck Brannaman

The only form of lying that is absolutely beyond reproach is lying for its own sake.

— Oscar Wilde

Confidence: The feeling that makes one believe a man, even when one knows that one would lie in his place

— Anonymous

I took out my watch and listened to it clicking away, not knowing it couldn't even lie

— William Faulkner

If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.

— Henrik Ibsen

I would love to say how nice it is to see you again, but that would be a lie. And I am…

— Kami Garcia

Telling lies is a bit like tiling bathrooms - if you don't know how to do it properly, it's best not to…

— Tom Holt