Lies Quotes

Lies are essential to humanity. They are perhaps as important as the pursuit of pleasure and moreover are dictated by that pursuit.

They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the public itself may have quite a different understanding of where its interest lies.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

We don't suggest that because San Francisco lies on top of an earthquake fault that it should be moved.

It is up to the public to stop attending these theatrical, and aquatic shows, and circuses with wild animals. The rhetoric about how the animals are happy and well cared for are lies. Don't be swayed by them. The money behind these shows is huge; there is nothing good about them.

Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward towards the outlet Imagine such a valley ten miles across, with just such a sloping plain, not of snow but of earth.

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.

When it comes to America's economy, the truth is that Mitt Romney believes that the key to our country's economic future lies in the failed policies of the past, the same ones that put banks before people, Wall Street before Main Street, plunging us into recession and devastating the middle class.

The art of living lies not in eliminating but in growing with troubles.

Only lies and evil come from letting people off.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.

The secret of living in peace with all people lies in the art of understanding each one by his own individuality.

Do not use that foreign word "ideals." We have that excellent native word "lies."

And all your future lies beneath your hat.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

Art is the most beautiful of all lies.

No lies, just love.

Between good sense and good taste there lies the difference between a cause and its effect.

To get a child's trust - you may know or not - is a very hard thing to do. They're so used to not believing adults - because adults tell tales and lies all the time.

The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies.

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better, Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.

I wanted to clear all the lies and let the truth come out. I have hate crawling through my system.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.