Telling the truth Quote by Mara Jacobs

“It is easy to lie with statistics. It is hard to tell the truth without it.”

— Andrejs Dunkels

“They say statistics by their nature don’t lie, but in my opinion they sometimes do and damnably at that.”

— Craig Johnson

There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics.

— Josefina Vazquez Mota

“But that line had been obtained by the use of statistics, and as everyone knows there are three kinds of lies – lies, damned…

— Vladimir Rubtsov

“Statistics lie. They are designed to sway opinions. Take the time to keep yourself informed on things that matter.”

— Steve Maraboli

“Lying is such a central characteristic of life that better understanding of it is relevant to almost all human affairs.”

— Paul Ekman

“Lies sound like facts to those who've been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“I sometimes believe his lies are the truth, but I have never mistaken his truth for a lie. If he needs me to believe…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“Well the other thing about lying is that the liar is banking on two things when telling the lie. They are hoping that the…

— Garry Crystal

“A lie is the only truth about a liar.”

— Ketan Waghmare

“That's another thing about lies: if you convince yourself they're true, they become true. A lie is a discrepancy of belief, not fact.”

— Leah Raeder

“We who make stories know that we tell lies for a living. But they are good lies that say true things.”

— Neil Gaiman