Lies Quotes

5942 Lies quotes by 3132 unique authors

Camera lies all the time. It’s all it does is lie, because when you choose this moment instead of this moment, when you… the moment… — Richard Avedon
Never mind that the story had turned out to be lies and foolishness—there was always folks stupid enough to say, Where there's smoke there's fire,… — Orson Scott Card
I watched him [a 'fat Russian agent'] with some interest, for it was the first time that I had seen a person whose profession was… — George Orwell
Opportunities may come along for you to convert something -something that exists into something that didn't yet. That might be the beginning of it. Sometimes… — Bob Dylan
Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression. — James Madison
And here, I believe, the wit is generally misunderstood. In reality, it lies in desiring another to kiss your a-- for having just before threatened… — Henry Fielding
Make men work together show them that beyond their differences and geographical boundaries there lies a common interest. — Jean Monnet
The third error leading to the assumption that there is nothing to be learned about love lies in the confusion between the initial experience of… — Erich Fromm
If you want to create a masterpiece, you must always avoid beautiful lies. — Jerzy Grotowski
Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings. — Hannah Arendt
In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are good; indeed, it is right to rest our… — Thucydides
Peace does not rest in charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of the people. — John F. Kennedy
I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of… — Martha Graham
How shall freedom be defended? By arms when it is attacked by arms, by truth when it is attacked by lies, by faith when it… — Archibald MacLeish
Drama lies in extreme exaggeration of the feelings, an exaggeration that dislocates flat everyday reality. — Eugene Ionesco
My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can… — Willem de Kooning
I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and certainly an American president and allies who are obligated to… — Condoleezza Rice
The greatest threat to mankind comes from the renunciation of individual scruple in favor of institutional denominators. . . . Real heroism lies, as it… — John le Carre
The cruelest lies are often told in silence. A man may have sat in a room for hours and not opened his mouth, and yet… — Robert Louis Stevenson
America is a nation of liars, and for that reason science fiction has a special claim to be our national literature, as the art form… — Thomas M. Disch
Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration. — Sally Ride
A phrase is born into the world both good and bad at the same time. The secret lies in a slight, an almost invisible twist.… — Isaac Babel
On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in… — Emanuel Lasker
AÂ form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the greatest one -… — Siegbert Tarrasch
Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. — Siegbert Tarrasch

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