Lying Quotes

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.

A man has to choose. This is where lies his strength: in the power of his decisions. If you choose to follow the path of your dreams, commit yourself to it. Accept your path.

Fraud is the homage that force pays to reason.

A lot of people say you've got all the loving in the world when you walk out on stage. But hell, that applause don't help you any when you're lying in that bed at night being totally ignored

Not much touches us, but we long to be touched. We lie awake at night willing the darkness to part and show us a vision.

What lawsuits grow out of the graves of rich men, every day; sowing perjury, hatred, and lies among near kindred, where there should be nothing but love!

The art of moving forward lies in understanding what to leave behind.

Those nights lying alone are not discontinuous with this cold hectic dawn. It is who I am.

The talent of historians lies in their creating a true ensemble out of facts which are but half true.

Diplomacy: lying in state.

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.

Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government.

Astrology's roots lie in an ancient world-view which perceived the universe as a single living organism, animated by divine order and intelligence.

Never lie in bed at night asking yourself questions you can't answer.

Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest.

Everything alive must die. Every building built to the sky will fall. Don't try to tell me my everlasting love is a lie.

The ultimate power of a successful general staff lies, not in the brilliance of its individual members, but in the cross-fertilisation of its collective abilities.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude.

How I wish the mass media had christened me Joe instead of Joey. I hate Joey, not going to lie. Nobody I respect calls me it.

I used to lie awake as a child and get more entertainment and terror out of blank walls and plain furniture than most children could find in a toy-store.

What's right for most people in most situations isn't right for everyone in every situation. Real morality lies in following one's own heart.

Why do people who like to get up early look with disdain on those who like to lie in bed late? And why do people who like to work feel superior to those who prefer to dream?

He made his life a lie so he might never have to know anyone.

Only a crisis—actual or perceived—produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.

The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a healthy organism, is the complete absence of any intelligence amongst its members.

A man who won't lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings.

Oh, dreams! In one night, lying with one's eyes shut, one may sometimes live through more than ten years of happiness.

If you want to kill someone, you'd better pull off a perfect crime. Our security lies in the fact that that's damnably hard to do.

In the 50 years I've spent helping people to overcome illness, disability and disease, it has become crystal clear that poor bowel management lies at the root of most peoples' health problems.

To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.

And if that isnt the truth, it would be a lie.

Science is what we do to keep us from lying to ourselves

Secret sins commonly lie nearest the heart.

There is a great deal of hard lying in the world; especially among people whose characters are above suspicion.

My moral standing is lying down.

Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency.

When one is under pressure, one may lie in order to protect the religion, this is taught in the Qur'an.

If the media is sending girls the message that their value lies in their bodies, this can only leave them feeling disempowered and distract them from making a difference and becoming leaders.

I get irritated when I hear preachers say, "Come to Jesus and all your problems will be over." That's just simply a lie.

Rate the intensive above the extensive. The perfect does not lie in quantity, but in quality.

It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony in a court of law. Honesty is a vital part of having a good reputation.

The easiest lies to tell are the ones you want to be true.

Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery.

It is a general rule that when the grain of truth cannot be found, men will swallow great helpings of falsehood.

Women always find you out when you lie. Always. No matter what, they always find out. They're like detectives.

Beauty is almost no longer possible if it is not a lie.

Sir, you have tasted two whole worms; you have hissed all my mystery lectures and been caught fighting a liar in the quad; you will leave by the next town drain.

Without an advocate for the poor, without a new state of mind in America, the country lies on the brink of anarchy.

Life is a walk to the edge of a cliff. Every day we get a step nearer and what lies over the brink, no one can tell.