Lying Quotes · Page 126

“He’s lying. She’s lying. And before long, they’re lying. Together. In bed...”

— Tawny Weber

No one has ever succeeded in keeping nations at war except by lies.

— Salvador de Madariaga

I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours.

— Helen Clark

The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties.

— Gautama Buddha

Ghost stories ... tell us about things that lie hidden within all of us, and which lurk outside all around us.

— Susan Hill

I am too much in love with my lies and hypocrisies not to confess them fervently.

— Albert Camus

I don't thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book.

— Bear Grylls

The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

“A person has no need of sincerity, nor even of skill in lying, in order to be loved. Here I mean by…

— Marcel Proust

As soon as the first person wrote about me, the articles became just blatant, all-out lies. I consider it slander. If I…

— Lana Del Rey

Over the summit, I saw the so-called Mono desert lying dreamily silent in the thick, purple light -- a desert of heavy…

— John Muir

I don't know but maybe it's fair to say that some of the responsibility lies with the American people and not just…

— Lynn Novick

Heimat. The word mean home in German, the place where one was born. But the term also conveys a subtler nuance, a…

— Jenna Blum

My dad don't like lies. He says it hurts people in the long race. He prefers the truth. That hurts them instantly.

— Christopher Titus

You must never believe what the newspapers say. I stand aghast at the impudence of the lies they contain, things not only…

— Anna Brownell Jameson

I deliberately state my age because it keeps me honest. I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going…

— Rita Moreno

Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's…

— Colin Powell

Either we're a team or we aren't. Either you trust me or you don't." Hale took a step toward her. "What's it…

— Ally Carter

I search his eyes for the slightest sign of anything, fear, remorse, anger. But there's only the same look of amusement that…

— Suzanne Collins

He felt all the torment of his and her position, all the difficulties they were surrounded by in consequence of their station…

— Leo Tolstoy

Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and…

— Dennis Lehane

On the eve of the election last month my wife Judith and I were driving home late in the afternoon and turned…

— Bill Moyers

I learn immediately from any speaker how much he has already lived, through the poverty or the splendor of his speech. Life…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think the lie we've told people in the marketplace is that a degree gets you a job. A degree doesn't get…

— Dave Ramsey

My New Year's resolution is to stop lying to myself about making lifestyle changes.

— Anonymous

“You can quote me, but I'll tell everyone that you're lying.”

— Jael Turner

Telling the truth will lead you to freedom; telling the lies will lead you to slavery.

— Jamison Green

Jesus Christ, why dont you come save my life. Open my eyes and blind me with your light and your lies.

— Maynard James Keenan

It is a war built on lies that has fanned the flames of international terrorism

— Alex Salmond

Don't lie,Tell one lie,then you gotta tell another lie to compound on the first.

— Meyer Lansky

Experience is always a trustworthy guide; it may not tell you everything, but it never lies.

— George Sand

The motive for our actions doesn't lie ahead of us. It's something behind us that we're trying to escape.

— Peter Høeg

I'm a really rotten liar. Generally, if I've tried to pull off a lie, it hasn't worked out to my advantage.

— Brittany Murphy

“Resorting to lying or cheating in any competition amounts to conceding defeat.”

— George Hammond

Governments lie; bankers lie; even auditors sometimes lie: gold tells the truth.

— William Rees-Mogg

In the end, fiction is the craft of telling truth through lies.

— Lauren Groff

The Law is a lie, and through it men lie most shamelessly.

— Jack London

The Glory of Israel will not lie or repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.

— Samuel

The whole strength of England lies in the fact that the enormous majority of the English people are snobs.

— George Bernard Shaw

I'm actually incapable of lying. I'm like a parody of a person who can't lie.

— Busy Philipps