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> [Impatience can be very good by helping us not put up with tyranny, but it can distort our view of what is possible and how to bring about change. We have to cultivate patience so that our perception isn't distorted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/impatience-can-be-very-good-by-helping-us-not-put-up-with-tyranny-but/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

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## More by Paul Ekman

> [“he is afraid of being falsely accused. Worried that if he looks afraid people will think he is a liar, he may try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/he-is-afraid-of-being-falsely-accused-worried-that-if-he-looks-afraid/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“3. When the behavior changes occur in relation to a specific topic or question, that tells the lie catcher this could be a hot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/3-when-the-behavior-changes-occur-in-relation-to-a-specific-topic-or/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“There has never been a Supreme Court ruling on the admissibility of polygraph evidence in federal court.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/there-has-never-been-a-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-admissibility-of/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“For six weeks after the Normandy invasion the Germans persisted in their error, keeping many of their troops in readiness at Calais rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/for-six-weeks-after-the-normandy-invasion-the-germans-persisted-in/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“This distinction between believing-a-lie and disbelieving-the-truth is important because it forces attention to the twin dangers for the lie catcher. There is no way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/this-distinction-between-believing-a-lie-and-disbelieving-the-truth/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“Sometimes one is better off misled. The host may be better off thinking the guest enjoyed himself; the wife happier believing that she can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/sometimes-one-is-better-off-misled-the-host-may-be-better-off/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [No important relationship survives if trust is totally lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/no-important-relationship-survives-if-trust-is-totally-lost/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [Crucial to how we feel is being aware of how we are feeling in the moment. The sine qua non of that is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/crucial-to-how-we-feel-is-being-aware-of-how-we-are-feeling-in-the/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [Most liars can fool most people most of the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/most-liars-can-fool-most-people-most-of-the-time/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“posture appropriate for a formal interview is not the posture assumed when talking with a friend. Posture seems well under control and successfully managed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/posture-appropriate-for-a-formal-interview-is-not-the-posture-assumed/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“Although it is illegal in eighteen states, to ask employees to take the polygraph test, employers reportedly can find ways around those laws.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/although-it-is-illegal-in-eighteen-states-to-ask-employees-to-take/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“The failure to remember is not a lie, although liars will often try to excuse their lies, once discovered, by claiming a memory failure.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/the-failure-to-remember-is-not-a-lie-although-liars-will-often-try-to/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“President Reagan proposed further broadening the use of the polygraph test. All executive departments were authorized to “require employees to take a polygraph examination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/president-reagan-proposed-further-broadening-the-use-of-the-polygraph/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“I don’t give a shit what happens, I want you to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment, or anything else, if it’ll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/i-don-t-give-a-shit-what-happens-i-want-you-to-stonewall-it-let-them/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

> [“The relevant framework is not one of morality but of survival. At every level, from brute camouflage to poetic vision, the linguistic capacity to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ekman/the-relevant-framework-is-not-one-of-morality-but-of-survival-at/)

[Paul Ekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ekman/)

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