Lying Quotes · Page 144

In Massachusetts they [Democratic politicians] steal, in California they feud, and in New York they lie.

— Robert Kennedy

The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.

— Sargent Shriver

Happy the man who early learns the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and his powers.

— Anonymous

Look into the windows of my soul. The eyes never lie, they bloodshot red.

— Curtis Jackson

“Pretending is another way of lying, and I am so good at both.”

— Kiersten White

My gravestone will say,'Here Lies Damon Lindelof - Or Does He?

— Damon Lindelof

A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.

— Robert Benchley

And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.

— Isaac Watts

People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our…

— James Bovard

The beauty of my profession [architecture] lies in its randomness and surprise. And don't think I can choose my projects. I have…

— Rem Koolhaas

Intellectuals may like to think of themselves as people who "speak truth to power" but too often they are people who speak…

— Thomas Sowell

How to achieve such anomalies, such alterations and re-fashionings of reality so what comes out of it are lies, if you like,…

— Vincent Van Gogh

“That morning, lying with the woman I loved, a silent promise was formed in my head. I was going to be a…

— Jamie McGuire

As hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying is the strongest acknowledgment of the force…

— William Hazlitt

All the worth of some people lies in their name; upon a closer inspection it dwindles to nothing, but from a distance…

— Jean de la Bruyere

If, as some say, evil lies in the hearts and not the institutions of men, then there's hardly a distinction worth making…

— Edward Abbey

One last word of farewell, dear master and mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also happiness…

— Eugene O'Neill

Isn't it curious how one has only to open a book of verse to realise immediately that it was written by a…

— Edith Sitwell

The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is…

— Leonardo da Vinci

The portrayal of Senator Joe McCarthy as a wild-eyed demagogue destroying innocent lives is sheer liberal hobgoblinism. Liberals weren't cowering in fear…

— Ann Coulter

Some actors have to make a choice. If they have the opportunity to become these huge megastars, making millions and millions of…

— Bryan Batt

The lens, that allegedly impartial eye, permits all possible distortions of reality... The importance of photography lies not only in the fact…

— Gisele Freund

The beauty of ideas is that they are like waves in the ocean and they connect with things that came before them,…

— Jim Jarmusch

There is no short-cut no patent tram-road, to wisdom. After all the centuries of invention, the soul's path lies through the thorny…

— George Eliot

The science of happiness lies in controlling our thought and getting thought from sources of healthy life.

— Prentice Mulford

I'm a tourist, a glorified tourist. I'm not doing it to have a good time or to lie in the sun.

— Paul Theroux

The bird of truth would not be able to fly if it weren't for the air of lies we breathe.

— Eugene J. Martin

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

— Jerome K. Jerome

It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I think it turned out to be a pretty good movie [42]. I wouldn't lie to you.

— Harrison Ford

The less time you spend with Truth, the easier it is to believe lies.

— LeCrae

The truth, or success, of any writer's story lies partly in its specificity and its emotional honesty.

— Gail Caldwell

It is worse than folly... not to recognize the truth, for in it lies the tinder for tomorrow.

— Pearl S. Buck

I'm always looking for the comfiest place to lie down, like a cat.

— Naomie Harris

A lie may fool someone else, but it tells you the truth: you're weak.

— Tom Wolfe

The craft of the novelist does lie first of all in story-telling.

— Elizabeth Bowen

Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lie's man's only promise.

— Leo Buscaglia

You make me smile without even trying, and if I said I didn't feel anything for you, I'd be lying.

— Anonymous

If something about the human body disgusts you, the fault lies with the manufacturer.

— Lenny Bruce

Dont let sleeping dogs lie if they are lying on your way to success.

— Vikrant Parsai