“…If one who slays one is a murderer then he who slays a thousand is not a hero,' said Lalu.” — Mulk Raj Anand Copy Share Image
If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
“Good bye" is a good gift when you wave it at me because I refuse to follow a bad advice you gave.… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The consequences of President Johnson's campaign of deliberate deception regarding Vietnam could hardly have been more catastrophic for the nation, the military,… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us. — Vincent Voiture Copy Share Image
After years of denial and deception, the Philip Morris company has admitted that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and other diseases. This… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we… — Claude Debussy Copy Share Image
If... deceit is fundamental to animal communication, then there must be strong selection to spot deception and this ought, in turn, to… — Robert Trivers Copy Share Image
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we're on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Love is a deception and a trap. Love is as big a myth that God sits with his flowing white beard in… — Al Goldstein Copy Share Image
A theme is always necessary, a plain, simple, unadorned theme to confuse the ignorant. — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of individual's and society's self-deception. — Robert Motherwell Copy Share Image
These are all cases of proved or presumptive baloney. A deception arises, sometimes innocently but collaboratively, sometimes with cynical premeditation. Usually the… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“Lies are like anchovies in a Caesar salad. You may not be able to see them, but your soul knows they are… — Molly Friedenfeld Copy Share Image
It is still difficult for many to believe that a deception of such magnitude is possible. Deceptions and false declarations have ben… — Tanya Reinhart Copy Share Image
“Everyday in the heat, rain and cold, I ran, alone in the woods...in the hills near our home. There I felt the… — Nikki Rosen Copy Share Image
We learn to deceive ourselves while we are trying to deceive others. — Sidney Jourard Copy Share Image
While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive. — Sissela Bok Copy Share Image
First, what does truth require? It requires us to face the facts as they are, not to involve ourselves in self-deception; to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Just because somebody flirts with you, doesnt mean they like you. Just because somebody likes you, doesnt mean they want to go… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This is a photograph, so it is as you see: there are no lies and no deceptions. One can detect here, elevated… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
The sweetest lies: Open up to me, I won't judge you. Trust me, I won't hurt you. I'll never leave you. I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Integrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort. — Bobby Bowden Copy Share Image
“Talking to her is like coming home and finding the furniture in every room rearranged. The same pieces are there, the same… — C. J. Redwine Copy Share Image
