Lying Quotes · Page 149

In art, progress lies not in an extension, but in a knowledge of limitations.

— Georges Braque

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.

— Anonymous

Because the truth sometimes hurts," I said. Yeah," he said. "So do lies, though.

— Sarah Dessen

Personality is and does something...It is what lies behind specific acts and within the individual

— Gordon Allport

“[the only acting advice he would give] What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying?”

— Laurence Olivier

I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for.

— Alice Hoffman

How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.

— Philip Larkin

I honor those who try to rid themselves of any lying, who empty the self and have only clear being there.

— Rumi

We know - or should know - what lies at the end of the road of racial polarization. A 'race card' is…

— Thomas Sowell

That the ulterior significance of every mode of human association lies in the contribution which it makes to the improvement of the…

— John Dewey

Every particle of the world is a mirror. In each atom blazes forth the light of a thousand suns. Open the heart…

— Mahmud Shabistari

No, I don't harbor any mystical ideas about writing, Your Honor, it's work like any other kind of craft; the power of…

— Nicole Krauss

I used to just say I'm in sales. I couldn't be bothered telling people I do music. But now if I don't…

— Masked Wolf

It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all…

— Homer

A tailor, though a man of upright dealing,-- True but for lying,--honest but for stealing,-- Did fall one day extremely sick by…

— John Harington

The worst part about being lied to, is knowing you are being lied to and the person lying to you still doesn't…

— Anonymous

Forgetting the things that lie behind, I will strive towards my higher spiritual possibilities. I dedicate myself anew to the service of…

— Alice Bailey

Can a man who lies, cheats, steals, and sometimes does violence to other people be a man of honor? Kolabati looked into…

— F. Paul Wilson

“-“Dammit! Don’t do that!” I hissed. -“Would you prefer I not be myself around you?” he breathed, his warm, marble arms entangling…

— C.D. Basso

Our nations are run by absolute worthless scum, our streets are taken over by sub-humans, the food we eat and the water…

— Varg Vikernes

My sons and I thoroughly enjoy Legos. We go to the toy store every week for more. I never want to take…

— Mark Wahlberg

Nothing poisons love more than honesty. If love lasts until the day we die, we will live without showing our real self…

— Yang Gui-ja

Here is Christianity. Whence came it? It is a force in the world, a prodigious force. It has revolutionized society. It has…

— Herrick Johnson

Gossip and slander are not victimless crimes. Words do not just dissipate into midair. . . . Words can injure and damage,…

— Wayne D. Dosick

Truth may be stranger than fiction, goes the old saw, but it is never as strange as lies.

— John Hodgman

If lying was a job, I know some people who would be a billionaire.

— Anonymous

People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.

— Zephyr Teachout

The poetic element lying hidden in most women is the source of their magnetic attraction.

— Victor Hugo

People seldom realize that they tell lies with their lips and truths with their eyes all the time.

— Tahereh Mafi

“I'm going to kill you, you lying cocksucker." -Annie Wilks”

— Stephen King

“This is where he had ended up, lying on his back, trying to forget himself.”

— Neil Walker

The gentle race of flowers Are lying in their lowly beds.

— William C. Bryant

In death, lie. In living, cry. Carry me home to remember to be remembered.

— Kami Garcia

At least she had a clear picture of what the Lying Game was now: Girl Scouts for psychopaths.

— Sara Shepard

The idea is to just stop. Just wait. Don't react. Therein lies the whole universe. Just don't react.

— Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Real happiness lies in that which never comes nor goes, but simply is.

— Ram Dass

I'd rather go on hearing your lies, than to go on living without you.

— Elvis Presley

If I lie down on my bed I must be here, But if I lie down in my grave I may be…

— Stevie Smith

There's a fire that burns away the lies, manifesting in the spiritual eye.

— George Harrison

The solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind.

— Albert Einstein