Lying Quotes · Page 88

The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.

— William Penn

I don't want to lie. I can't tell the truth. So it's over.

— Patrick Marber

I picture my epitaph: 'Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown.

— Paul Newman

I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't had aspirations to run for a statewide office.

— Wendy Davis

I don't lie because I don't like getting caught lying, & my attention span is too short for keeping up with it.

— Anonymous

If you feel the urge to write, just lie down and read a book: it will pass.

— Fran Lebowitz

The art of love is to embrace the world and that which lies beyond it.

— Frederick Lenz

Lying on top of a building, the clouds looked no nearer than when I was lying on the street.

— Liam Gillick

The statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter, and…

— Joseph Addison

Asymmetric balance creates greater reader interest. Pleasure derived from observing asymmetrical arrangements lies partly in overcoming resistances, which, consciously or not, the…

— Paul Rand

But as importantly, it lies in the fact that we've got citizens from all walks of life, all political parties, that are…

— George W. Bush

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is…

— George Orwell

Truth is the first thing that present-day literature lacks. The writer has drowned himself in lies, he is too accustomed to speak…

— Yevgeny Zamyatin

He takes her in his arms He wants to say I love you, nothing can hurt you But he thinks this is…

— Louise Glück

We should be surprised that a matter that generally plays such an important part in the life of man has hitherto been…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

To admire Satan [in Paradise Lost] is to give one's vote not only for a world of misery, but also for a…

— C. S. Lewis

There's an honesty to the wolf world that is liberating. There's no diplomacy, no decorum. You tell your enemy you hate him;…

— Jodi Picoult

Santa Claus was white and everything bad was black. The little ugly duckling was the black duck, and the black cat was…

— Muhammad Ali

A body is a living entity. It represents life, freedom, sensuality, and it is a mechanism to carry out our thoughts. A…

— Spencer Tunick

I was a scientist. I know where the joy lies. It is wonderful finding a like-minded scientist and delving deep into the…

— Randy Olson

I believe our legacy will be defined by the accomplishments and fearless nature by which our daughters and sons take on the…

— Naveen Jain

Human beings are compelled to live within a lie, but they can be compelled to do so only because they are in…

— Vaclav Havel

This morning, you have a choice. You can lay in the dark replaying the awful events of the week, or you can…

— Lysa TerKeurst

We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. Immediately we abandon to God, and do the duty…

— Oswald Chambers

U told me that u loved me, were u lying or not? Should I stick with my heart or go back to…

— Author Name

That is a lie. I'm not for wanton violence, I'm for justice.

— Malcolm X

Our purity lies in our originality. Our intuition lies in our innocence.

— Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Any president that lies to the American people should have to resign.

— William J. Clinton

Nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer except that which lies outside the will of God.

— Phillips Brooks

A world of facts lies outside and beyond the world of words.

— Thomas Huxley

I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot.

— David Bowie

Gazelles didn't lie down with lions, at least not unbloodied and alive.

— Karen Marie Moning

“Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

— Simon Sinek

If there be no God, then what is truth but the average of all lies.

— Robert Breault

I don't tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that's really, like, just unbearable.

— John Lydon

I do know that the slickest way to lie is to tell the right amount of truth--then shut up.

— Robert A. Heinlein

We lie to God in prayer if we do not rely on him afterwards.

— Robert B. Leighton

Life's hard in Haiti right now. And the hardest thing is that the future does not lie with one person.

— Edwidge Danticat

All writing is the same: It's just making up lies until it starts to sound like the truth. That's what I do.

— Brian K. Vaughan