Deceit Quotes

645 Deceit quotes by 455 unique authors

I became a virtuoso of deceit. It wasn't pleasure I was after, it was knowledge. I consulted the strictest moralists to learn how to appear,… — Christopher Hampton
Fifty percent of our country that we own, have all legal jurisdiction, have all rights to do whatever we want, lies beneath the sea and… — Robert Ballard
There were weekends and evening hours. A lot of time went in to defend what proved to be a deceitful action. — Unknown Author
I just refuse to listen to any more lies. You hear them from FEMA, you hear them from Red Cross and I just didn't want… — Avery Johnson
The last thing I want to be is sanctimonious, but the thing that frustrates me is the deceit and betrayal, how there's one rule for… — James Walsh
These two points are lies. UN Resolution 2758 does not say a word about the relationship between Taiwan and China, let alone say that the… — Annette Lu
We're taught as young kids Acknowledge your mistakes, admit your lies, ... It's cathartic. That's what I think the speech did. He didn't just try… — Mark Foley
After a stronghold has been made of the bones, it is covered with flesh and blood, and there dwell in it old age and death,… — Unknown Author
One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making progress; but Huey's chair's empty. — H. Rap Brown
I mean you last as long as lies. — Edwin Arlington Robinson
Iraq has slipped enough toward dangerous paths that may endanger the country if we don't realize that the solution ... lies is the concept of… — Ayad Allawi
Is it easy to love God' asks an old author. 'It is easy,' he replies, 'to those who do it.' I have included two Graces… — C.S. Lewis
I was on a train of lies. I couldn't jump off. — Clifford Irving
Betrayal, abandonment, deceit and manipulation. — Bill Cosby
The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. — Malcolm Bradbury
The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se. — June Jordan
Perhaps teachers should be instructed in a program where they lie to their students on a regular basis to sharpen up their skills at detecting… — Keith Henson
Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. If thou find anything questionable there, use the commentary of a severe friend, rather… — Francis Quarles
I suggest that if you know history, then you might not be so easily fooled by the government when it tells you you must go… — Howard Zinn
What our grandmothers told us about playing hard to get is true. The whole point of the game is to impress and capture. It's not… — Helen Fisher
It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the… — Franz Beckenbauer
People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies. — Billy Joel
It's time to bury the war hatchet and to forget where it lies — Viktor Yushchenko
The Doors movie is a pack of lies. It did not make money. You want to make money in America? Tell the truth. — Ray Manzarek
The final story, the final chapter of western man, I believe, lies in Los Angeles. — Phil Ochs

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