Persuaded Quote by David Hutchinson

“We lie to others in order to convince ourselves”

— Ela Crain

When people tell lies about their life, do they first convince themselves in order to convince others? Or is it by convincing others they…

— Ash Sweeney

Saying what you believe others want to hear is, of course, a form of lying.

— Karl Ove Knausgard

if a lie is repeated often enough, it ends up convincing everyone

— Paulo Coelho

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion.

— Theodor Adorno

The secret of all true persuasion is to induce the person to persuade himself.

— Harry Allen Overstreet

“Once you start lying to the public, you have to keep lying. It never ends. It’s not easy, either psychologically or practically, to keep…

— Haruki Murakami

People who come from a background of lying are suspicious of lying in others.

— Anonymous

By lying, we deny others a view of the world as it is. Our dishonesty not only influences the choices they make, it often…

— Sam Harris

Why is it a surprise to find that people other than ourselves are able to tell lies?

— Alice Munro

Especially difficult when the first and best unconscious move of a dedicated liar is to persuade himself he's sincere. And once he's sincere, all…

— Ian Mcewan

“Choose a lie that others wish to believe” was written beneath it. “They will cling to it, even if it is proven false before…

— Frances Hardinge