Lying Quote by Todd Snider Download Open image “Sometimes I'll put a lie for philosophical reasons, and sometimes to make the story shorter.” — Todd Snider ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Lying Philosophical Philosophy Reason Sometimes
…I go through a story for lies. I might discover the lie of trying to show off. Sometimes they’re lies of character. Sometimes they… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
If I utter one lie, I'll have to remember it the next time someone asks me about it. It's far simpler to state the… — Sudeep Copy Share Image
I'd rather deal with the consequences of the truth rather than the benefits of a lie. — Devin Kelley Copy Share Image
Truth is hard-hearted and unrelenting, too clear, precise; a lie is much more imaginative. — Dejan Stojanovic Copy Share Image
A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot… — George Crabbe Copy Share Image
A lie, sometimes, can be truer than the truth, which is why fiction gets written. — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
Wouldn't it be kinder to say that a lie is a short work of fiction? 'A story' as my daughter says? — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
Anyone with a point of view loves it when they sway someone who disagrees with their point of view. I don't think that's a… — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
They say the average bank robber lives within say about 20 miles of the bank that he robs There's this little bank not so… — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
“It's a circus out there, mama and your baby's got the sideshow blues.” — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
I’m wearing out this new Coal Men record. I think it’s masterful start-to-finish. Dave Coleman is one of Americana music’s great songwriters, and I… — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
I feel like I learned a lot working with Don Was, and that I made a good friend. Making music with people, it was… — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
I like to make up songs. And it's my opinion that all these songs mean a lot to me, but that doesn't mean I… — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
Words and music equally important. But the way to get what I'm looking for is different in each case. I have something specific I'm… — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
A man once said that the pinnacle of success Is when you've finally lost interest In money, compliments, and publicity A noble enough idea,… — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
Well, my dad was into music, but he wasn't into me being into music. In my house when I was a kid, when I… — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
Hemingway was very sparse in his writing. Kris Kristofferson is like that. He can take four words and say it all. — Todd Snider Copy Share Image
There is something more important than any ultimate weapon. That is the ultimate position-the position of total control over Earth that lies somewhere out… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Against his own will, almost, Will felt himself understanding; he would have done anything, he thought, told any lie, taken any risk, to make… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
To me, the beauty of a quilt or a dress lies within the stitches and the thought of the person who made them. When… — Natalie Copy Share Image
Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion,… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Jobs and money are never the primary cause of stress. Thinking, negative thinking causes stress. The real cause of all problems lie in our… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
“People talk about books that write themselves, and it's a lie. Books don't write themselves. It takes thought and research and a backache and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
[Islam] Leaves no room of human legislation in an Islamic state, because herein all legislative functions vest in God and the only function left… — Abul A'la Maududi Copy Share Image
What is history after all? History is facts which become lies in the end. — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
If the media is sending girls the message that their value lies in their bodies, this can only leave them feeling disempowered and distract… — Jennifer Siebel Newsom Copy Share Image
I just can’t, Nick, okay? Now, please give me a second to lie here in silence and bleed.” – Caleb — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
The social [media channel] isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection,… — Umair Haque Copy Share Image