Deception sneaks in through the window of pride.

Fortunately, the mind is restless; when it uncovers a layer of its own deception, gives up an illusion, exposes a lie, it does not…

— Kim Chernin

“To keep myself from harming or calling N and to stave off the rage and despair, I focus on my extraordinary son, drink midrange…

— Suzanne Finnamore

In the last few years, the very idea of telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is dredged up only…

— Michael Musto

Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.

— Edwin Louis Cole

Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the…

— John Wanamaker

People with psychopathy are very good at reading the minds of their victims. That's probably most clearly seen in deception.

— Simon Baron-Cohen

Jack and Jill ran up the hill, both for a little fun. Jack's plan was deception while Jill sought affection. And Jack wouldn't quit…

— Laurie Faria Stolarz

Speaking of trust, ever since I wrote this book, 'Liespotting,' no one wants to meet me in person anymore - no, no, no, no,…

— Pamela Meyer

The history of institutions is often a history of deception and illusions; for their virtue depends on the ideas that produce and on the…

— Lord Acton

The public should begin to understand that there's nothing that comes out of this campaign, or this Obama White House, that they can believe.…

— John Sununu

No-deal Brexit could be Boris Johnson's biggest deception yet - worse than the Boris bus or the lies that had him sacked as a…

— Ed Davey

“Satan wants you to believe that you don't have a choice in the matter. You can't be happy until things go the way that…

— Lindsey Rietzsch

“And so back to Cassie: who was she? Part of the deception; just a friend or something else…perhaps it was time to find out.”

— Melanie Cusick-Jones

“The fact that I can get away with something is the very reason why I shouldn’t do it.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“For me, it´s sloth," I say. "Hedonistic sloth and escapism.”

— Suzanne Finnamore