Deceptive Quotes

106 Deceptive quotes by 97 unique authors

Life, as the most ancient of all metaphors insists, is a journey; and the travel book, in its deceptive simulation of the journey's fits and… — Jonathan Raban
Obama has demonstrated no desire to make tough choices. Americans demand a more efficient, effective government, but his budget calls for more taxes and more… — Reince Priebus
Words are deceptive. You think you understand something because it's explained to you and now you are under no obligation to do anything because you… — Frederick Lenz
Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks… — Criss Jami
Grace is always natural, though that does not prevent its being often used to hide a lie. The rude shocks and uncomfortably constraining influences of… — Marquis de Custine
Men are gentle, honest and straightforward. Women are convoluted, deceptive and dangerous. — Erin Pizzey
It is odd to think that there is a word for something which, strictly speaking, does not exist, namely, "rest." We distinguish between living and… — Max Born
Charm is the enchanted dart, light and subtle as a hummingbird. But it is deceptive in one thing: like a sense of humor, if you… — Laurel Lea
Our prayer service today and my words are not meant to demonize anyone, but are intended to call attention to the diabolical influences of the… — Thomas J. Paprocki
Social science virtually abhors the event. Not without reason; the short-term is the most capricious and deceptive form of time. — Fernand Braudel
We are looking to the FTC to see whether companies that break their promises and collect personal information in an unfair and deceptive manner will… — Marc Rotenberg
The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week...But the urgent task calls for instant action...The momentary appeal of these tasks seems… — Charles Hummel
There is nothing more deceptive, more grandeur, than the delusion of a single man. — Craig Stone
Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those… — Oliver Goldsmith
There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. — Arthur Conan Doyle
If history, philosophy and so on vanish from academic life, what they leave in their wake may be a technical training facility or corporate research… — Terry Eagleton
Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events. — Albert Einstein
I liked Dallas better because it was more deceptive, you could do more with it. — Larry Hagman
The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it. — Vaclav Havel
I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do… — Neil LaBute

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