Lies Quotes

5942 Lies quotes by 3132 unique authors

Hence the importance of patience in the New Testament, which becomes the basic constituent of Christianity, more central even than humility: the power to wait,… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
What is there in life if you do not work? There is only sensation, and there are only a few sensations— you cannot live on… — Maria Callas
The first possibility of rural cleanliness lies in water supply. — Florence Nightingale
In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible... Thus, political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging, and… — George Orwell
Everybody in politics lies. — David Geffen
I wish to have as my epitaph: 'Here lies a man who was wise enough to bring into his service men who knew more than… — Andrew Carnegie
Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels-the biggest sin is to be blind to others problems and pains. Not… — Azar Nafisi
Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
I suppose the pleasure of the country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidences of the determination to live. That is a truism when… — Vita Sackville-West
Can't we just pursue our lives With our children and our wives Till that happy day arrives How do you ignore All the witches All… — Stephen Sondheim
I care only to know, if possible, the lasting meaning that lies in all religious doctrine from the beginning till now. — George Eliot
Will we listen to "Satan, the author of all lies . . . ? Or are we going to believe a loving Heavenly Father, who… — Richard C. Edgley
So much of what I love about poetry lies in the vast possibilities of voice, the spectacular range of idiosyncratic flavors that can be embedded… — Tony Hoagland
I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides. — Joe Lieberman
In vain do we seek tranquility in the desert; temptations are always with us; our passions, represented by the demons, never let us alone: those… — Baron de Montesquieu
The best lies about me are the ones I told. — Patrick Rothfuss
The majority never has right on its side. Never, I say! That is one of these social lies against which an independent, intelligent men must… — Henrik Ibsen
I strongly reject any conceptual scheme that places our options on a line, and holds that the only alternative to a pair of extreme positions… — Stephen Jay Gould
No society lies nearer to the cyclonic path of the forces of world change than the United States, and few societies are more intellectually aware… — Christopher Dawson
The way in which we experience and interpret the world obviously depends very much indeed on the kind of ideas that fill our minds. If… — E F Schumacher
As Our Predecessors have many times repeated, let no man think that he may for any reason whatsoever join the Masonic sect, if he values… — Pope Leo XIII
The worse part of being lied to is when you realize you believed it. — Frank Ocean
The real challenge in crafting strategy lies in detecting subtle discontinuities that may undermine a business in the future. And for that there is no… — Henry Mintzberg
In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us… — Stephen Covey
But he would have us most of all remember to be enthusiastic over the night. Not only for the sense of wonder it alone has… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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