The bullshitter is neither on the side of the true or the side of the false. His eye is not on the… — Harry Frankfurt Copy Share Image
Early on, I learnt from the Russian intelligentsia that the only meaning of life lies in conscious participation in the making of… — Victor Serge Copy Share Image
“When people cheat in any arena, they diminish themselves-they threaten their own self-esteem and their relationships with others by undermining the trust… — Cheryl Hughes Copy Share Image
The notion that Nature does not proceed by jumps is only one of the budget of plausible lies that we call classical… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
We can lie to ourselves, saying we believe one thing, and sometimes we convince other's it's true, with the hope that by… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
When I complete a novel I set it aside, and begin work on short stories, and eventually another long work. When I… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies lying next… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We ought, so far as it lies within our power, to aspire to immortality, and do all that we can to live… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been literally the most blood thirsty brutalizing system ever… — John Trudell Copy Share Image
Had he been willing to live a hypocrite, he would have been respectable, he at least could have died surrounded by other… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
But I lie. I embellish. My words are not deep enough. They disguise, they conceal. I will not rest until I have… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
The Fanaticism which discards the Scripture, under the pretense of resorting to immediate revelations is subversive of every principle of Christianity. For… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Good propaganda does not need to lie, indeed it may not lie. It has no reason to fear the truth. It is… — Joseph Goebbels Copy Share Image
Poetry is perhaps this: an Atemwende, a turning of our breath. Who knows, perhaps poetry goes its way—the way of art—for the… — Paul Celan Copy Share Image
Until I lose my soul and lie Blind to the beauty of the earth, Deaf though shouting wind goes by, Dumb in… — Sara Teasdale Copy Share Image
At home in L.A., Sunday is lazy. It's the wife and me lying in bed with coffee, watching 'The Soup' or something… — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
I'll think about something else. I'll just sit quietly. If I could sit still. If I could sit still, maybe I could… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
Did you know that the word person comes from the Latin word persona, which means mask? So maybe being human means we… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
If McNamee is lying, then he has acted inexcusably, and he has made Clemens an innocent victim. If Clemens isn't telling the… — Jim Lehrer Copy Share Image
Christendom never came from an unbroken grave. It would have been buried in that grave, as Judas thought it was going to… — Richard Salter Storrs Copy Share Image
Was it all in my head? A Lunar trick?” Her stomach twisted. “No.” She shook her head, fervently. How to explain that… — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
Jace,” she said. “Why are you doing this to me?” “Because you’re lying to me. And you’re lying to yourself.” Jace’s eyes… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I'm plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring… — Henrik Ibsen Copy Share Image
Perchance the time will come when we shall not be content to go back and forth upon a raft to some huge… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I was lying in bed on a Saturday morning, reading the paper, when my phone went. The caller was Rangers director, Jack… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
Love couldn't be moved by circumstance, poor choices, or even blatant lies-skewed and damaged, yes, but the heart couldn't deny what it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Greens have not been providing you with the full information about where their money comes from or what it's about. I… — Clive Palmer Copy Share Image
Gay marriage is a tricky issue for the Democrats due to the fact that - like taxes, defense and education - they… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
Choose what you want to do – or watch someone else doing it. Learn how to handle tools, paint, babies, machinery, or… — Joan Littlewood Copy Share Image
I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. Any rat in a sewer can lie. It's how… — Nancy Farmer Copy Share Image
“I lied to you and it was easy, because you believe everybody means what they say. Everyone’s lying to you, Neverfell. Everyone.… — Frances Hardinge Copy Share Image
I was about to look away when he reached across the seat, touched my jaw with his long, strong, beautiful fingers, and… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
She's a skank. He's a player. He's cute but almost OD'd last year, so he's a bad bet. She's a two-faced, lying,… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
If I could change the attitude of young men toward literature, I would want them to read not just for escape, but… — Lorin Stein Copy Share Image
“It hurt so much it took the breath from his throat. ‘You’re lying.’ Damen’s heart was pounding. ‘You’re lying.’ The words were… — C.S. Pacat Copy Share Image
Faith stands or falls on the truth that the future with God is more satisfying than the one promised by sin. Where… — John Piper Copy Share Image
The word "metaphor" means carrying something from one place to another . . . and it is when you describe something by… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
Perhaps everything lies in knowing what words to speak, what actions to perform, and in what order and rhythm; or else someone's… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
Art has no place in modern life. It will continue to exist as long as there is a mania for the romantic… — Alexander Rodchenko Copy Share Image
