Lying Quotes

Of our thinking it is but the upper surface that we shape into articulate thought; underneath the region of argument and conscious discourse lies the region of meditation.

What unknown seas of feeling lie in man, and will from time to time break through!

Low on his funeral couch he lies!

Now as the Paradisiacal pleasures of the Mahometans consist in playing upon the flute and lying with Houris, be mine to read eternal new romances of Marivaux and Crebillon.

The characters of man's heart, blotted and confounded as they are with dissembling, lying, counterfeiting, and erroneous doctrines, are legible only to him that searcheth hearts.

Extinguished theologians lie about the cradle of every science, as strangled snakes beside that of Hercules

I am not afraid of the priests. They have tried upon me all their various batteries, of pious whining, hypocritical canting, lying and slandering, without being able to give me one moment of pain.

If we suffer ourselves to be frightened from our post by mere lying, surely the enemy will use that weapon; for what one so cheap to those of whose system of politics morality makes no part?

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting.

There exists in man a mass of sense lying in a dormant state, and which, unless something excites it to action, will descend with him, in that condition,to the grave.

Therefore we say that a lying Spirit has been in the mouth of the writers of the books of the Bible.

Lying's a certain mark of cowardice.

If a garden require it, now trench it ye may, one trench not a yard, from another go lay; Which being well filled with muck by and by, to cover with mould, for a season to lie.

A convention is an agreed-upon falsehood, a permitted lie.

I am my own judge of what truths I shall tell. The truth can do just as much harm as a lie.

Inside every believe, there's a lie.

Lying next to Eliza, I had the feeling I had I'd just found something I didn't even know I'd lost.

I was living a life of a lie. I really was.

I am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that together we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it is.

It wasn't a question of deceit. Just the opposite; he wanted to heat up the truth, to make it burn so hot that you would feel exactly what he felt.

If an actor ever says they really enjoy the auditioning process, I truly believe that they're lying. It's an anxiety-filled waking nightmare. It's awful.

Sometimes I'll put a lie for philosophical reasons, and sometimes to make the story shorter.

Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation continues to rely on a confused, antiquated system of ocean governance.

Things rarely happen for a single reason. Even the cleverest and most skilled manipulators recognize that their real art lies in making use of that which they cannot predict.

It is a principle of diplomacy that one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly.

I once buggered a man unconscious. I'm lying, he was already unconscious when I found him

Because, really, what was worse than lying wide-awake in the dark, watching your life drip away, one irreplaceable minute after another?

Your calendar never lies. All we have is our time. The way we spend our time is our priorities, is our strategy. Your calendar knows what you really care about. Do you?

Unfortunately, little darlings, there is no such thing as a simple love story.The most transitory puppy crush is complex to the extent of lying beyond the far reaches of the brain's understanding.

What difference does it make if the Gospel is mostly a lie? It's an engrossing story and the words of its hero are excellent words to live by, even today.

I told somebody in Europe I was 43. I never tell my true age. It's ridiculous that people ask. The press doesn't deserve anything but lies.

Our ice cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered with hundreds and thousands. Police say that he topped himself.

In a press conference, everyone is required to be like, "I'm just trying to do what's best for the team," but really?! It's a hilarious lie that everybody allows to be told.

There are serious budgetry issues that need to be worked through. Playing a game of lying about what's in the content of legislation isn't going to get them anywhere.

With a close parliament, if the Government wants to get a good outcome for the nation, they can't play a game of lying to the public about what's in their own legislation. They can't do that.

Lies and distortions can be spread, via the Internet, in an inexpensive way, and the effects are astounding.

You know that saying, bad things don't happen to good people? That's a lie.

People are terrible. They do terrible things to each other, they hurt each other, they lie, they're vain, they're shallow, they're violent ... but they're all we have.

Behind every good woman lies a trail of men.

If I call it pain, and try to touch it With my hands, my own life, It lies still and the music thins, A pulse felt for through garments.

I think 20th century media were about tricking people - and the beauty of the Internet is you can't lie anymore.

As people who have commitments and obligations, we try to blockade emotions and go on our course towards excellence, and that's a lie. I've definitely paid a price. Everything is an exchange.

There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do.

Because of lies, we can produce and invent a possible world.

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.

... the habit of literature [is] the best defense against believing the half-truths of ideologues and the lies of demagogues.

I never had a business plan. I did, actually - I'm lying. My business plan was to get lucky, and I did; that was great. And then my second business plan was to get lucky again, and there, I faltered.

When faced with the choice to Love or Decieve, therein lies the path to the Heroes and Thieves.

The theory is that if you spill all your secrets, you'll have no desire to lie about anything, ever again. Like the worst about you is already in the open, so why not just be honest?

He doesn’t scowl, but his mouth is so tense that I know he’s angry with me. 'Don’t be an idiot,' he says. 'An idiot?' Is he talking about the blanket? 'You were lying.