Secrecy Quotes

254 Secrecy quotes by 207 unique authors

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it- it can't survive being shared. Shame loves… — BrenÃ© Brown
The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy; the best weapon of a democracy is openness. — Edward Teller
The atomic weapons race and the secrecy surrounding it crushed American democracy. It induced us to conduct government according to lies. It distorted justice. It… — Stewart Udall
Politicians often claim secrecy is necessary for good governance or national security. — Heather Brooke
Leaks are not the problem; they are the symptom. They reveal a disconnect between what people want and need to know and what they actually… — Heather Brooke
Being connected to the Internet means being vulnerable to coordinated actions that can knock down walls of secrecy and shatter mechanisms of control. — Jamais Cascio
Eating disorders are shrouded in secrecy, and there are so many things I felt very ashamed of that I could never talk about. Even though… — Portia de Rossi
The United States is paradise compared to China, Russia, Ecuador and Cuba, with regard to the press. And with regard to secrecy and transparency. — Rudy Giuliani
Many of the benefits from keeping terrorism fear levels high are obvious. Private corporations suck up massive amounts of Homeland Security cash as long as… — Glenn Greenwald
The principle of plural marriage was revealed to the Mormons amid much secrecy. Dark clouds hovered over the church in the early 1840s, after rumors… — Scott Anderson
Mormonism was born amid secrecy, and throughout its existence as a religion it has sustained a close yet complex relationship to the arts of silence. — Noah Feldman
Since the civil war in Laos was resumed in earnest in 1963, American participation has been veiled in secrecy. — Noam Chomsky
For gay people, we learned about our lives in secrecy and a lot of fear. — Ira Sachs
Secrecy is what is known, but not to everyone. Privacy is what allows us to keep what we know to ourselves. — Jill Lepore
As a matter of historical analysis, the relationship between secrecy and privacy can be stated in an axiom: the defense of privacy follows, and never… — Jill Lepore
Secrecy is the foundation of politics. — Bing Gordon
The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed. — DeWitt Clinton
At that time we were very definitely told that under no circumstances should there be any secret chapters or any other secrecy in the life… — Fritz Sauckel
Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State. — Cardinal Richelieu
Cruelty has a human heart, and jealousy a human face. Terror, the human form divine, And secrecy, the human dress. — William Blake
If you put shame in a Petri dish, it needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence and judgment. — Suman Rai
I keep thinking of how much I love talking to you, who would have thought staying up until 7am SOBER, just talking would be so… — Kaytee Anna
Jade you swear to secrecy for the sake of our kind? I cleared my throat. Yes. The ground feeling rough under my back. You are… — Unknown Author
They work in secrecy. I can't get any information. You can't find out anything until they get out to the floor. And it's hard to… — John William McCormack
You four are different in ways the surface dwellers would never understand. To survive, you must master these skills I teach you. Ninjitsu powers of… — Master Splinter

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