Choices Quote by Paul Ekman

Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the truth, and…

— Josh Billings

Lying is a false significance of speech, with a will to deceive, which cannot be cured but by shame and reason; it is a…

— Jon Jones

Lying is sometimes acted, insinuated, or implied, in a manner as injurious and shameful as when the falsehood is spoken outright.

— Elias Lyman Magoon

Lying eats into the soul. If it becomes a habit it frays the edge of your spirit. Truth telling, although sometimes harder to do,…

— Theresa Breslin

Lies are usually attempts to make everything simpler - for the liar - than it really is, or ought to be.

— Adrienne Rich

Lying is a cooperative act. Think about it. A lie has no power whatsoever by its mere utterance. Its power emerges when someone else…

— Pamela Meyer

Liars think if they lie enough, they can squeeze out a situation. Lying does nothing but complicate and aggravate things.

— Enhance Dreams

The secret to getting away with lying, is believing with all your heart. That goes for lying to yourself even more so than lying…

— Elizabeth Bear

Lying is, almost by definition, a refusal to cooperate with others. It condenses a lack of trust and trustworthiness into a single act. It…

— Sam Harris

“What has become clear is that lies are just a temporary solution to a permanent problem. Lying to spare a person's feelings, even when…

— Veronica Roth

It is, perhaps, a debatable question, whether a person who has always been notoriously in the habit of lying, has a right to tell…

— George D. Prentice

Lying damages others. Lying subtly permits us to destroy ourselves as we are caught in the snare and shatter our own self-image and credibility.…

— Marvin J. Ashton