Secrecy Quotes

254 quotes by 207 authors

From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home, America. From the… — George McGovern
The necessity of procuring good Intelligence is apparent & need not be further urged-All that remains for me to add, is, that you keep the… — George Washington
This persistence as private firms continued because it ensured the maximum of anonymity and secrecy to persons of tremendous public power who dreaded public knowledge… — Carroll Quigley
Secrecy is thus, so to speak, a transition stadium between being and not-being. — Georg Simmel
If menopause is the silent passage, 'male menopause' is the unspeakable passage. It is fraught with secrecy, shame, and denial. It is much more fundamental… — Gail Sheehy
Just finished 'Secrecy' - truly enthralling both as a love story and as a tale of suspense - but much more than both. — Philip Pullman
The secrecy thing has gotten to be more and more prevalent in films, and maybe that's good. It's nice to go see a film and… — Karen Allen
Thus we work not in the light of public opinion but in the secrecy of the chamber; and perhaps the best of us are apt… — Clifford Allbutt
Government ought to be all outside and no inside. . . . Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and… — Woodrow Wilson
Secrecy is for losers. . . . It is time to dismantle government secrecy, this most persuasive of Cold War-era regulations. It is time to… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
We plan to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the preparation of the budget. We also plan to open up the process of government appointments. — Kim Campbell
Everything is accessible to everyone all the time, and I think there are wondrous things to treasure with what the Internet has made available to… — Bill Keller
I am a patriot. I have always sought to serve my country, in theory a Republic. Learning that secrecy was evil rather than good was… — Robert David Steele
But whereas a puppy will cringe away or roll on its back, groveling, a little boy may cover his shyness with nonchalance, with bravado, or… — John Steinbeck
Secrecy has many advantages, for when you tell someone the purpose of any object right away, they often think there is nothing to it. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All sins are committed in secrecy. The moment we realize that God witnesses even our thoughts, we shall be free. — Mahatma Gandhi
Once the Xerox copier was invented, private diplomacy died. There's no such thing as secrecy. It's just a question of whether it's leaked or revealed… — Andrew Young
Secrecy is a vacuum and nothing fills a vacuum like paranoid speculation. — Max Brooks
To associate with other like-minded people in small, purposeful groups is for the great majority of men and women a source of profound psychological satisfaction.… — Aldous Huxley
Secrecy is the soul of all great designs. — Charles Caleb Colton

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