Lies Quotes

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work.

There are lies, damned lies and statistics.

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them.

When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered.

One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.

The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past failures, but hold faith with those things that make us Conservatives.

The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized.

I rebel at the notion that I can't be part of other groups, that I can't construct identities through elective affinity, that race must be the most important thing about me. Is that what I want on my gravestone: Here lies an African American?

Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of the defense of England you no longer think of the chalk cliffs of Dover; you think of the Rhine. That is where our frontier lies.

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.

The man forget not, though in rags he lies, and know the mortal through a crown's disguise.

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.

Here lies a nuisance dedicated to sanity.

The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.

Under each formula lies a corpse.

Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make.

Rekindle the joy yachtsman that lies deep inside of you; share magic crystals and watch it grow!

I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses.

The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science, but in the efforts of the very large body of men who with love and devotion observe and study nature.

Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years ahead.

The proof of evolution lies in those adaptations that arise from improbable foundations.

Well, it's 15 years since Sex, Lies And Videotape, and if you hang around long enough you're having the same arguments with just a new set of people every few years and it gets boring.

Idealism that makes no distinction between areas where our national interest lies and those from which it is remote does no good for America. The weariness of the post-Versailles, post-Korea, post-Vietnam eras is never far from the national mood.