"The real secrets are not the ones I tell."

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"Secrecy involves a tension which, at the moment of revelation, finds its release."

Georg Simmel, German Sociologist

Secrecy, Tension

"Government is build on secrets."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Secrecy, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

"When they have something to hide, they put it in the F.O.I. cabinet."

Anthony T. Hincks, British Writer

Secrecy, Truth, Politics, Life

"Most of my life has been spent keeping information close, turning it over and over in my mind. The impulse to share anything is a new one, the impulse to hide as natural as breathing."

Veronica Roth, American Author

Secrecy, Privacy, Secrets, Trust, Change

"When Rumsfeld gets up on television and says we have definitive intelligence that al Qaeda is working with Iraq, how is an ordinary citizen supposed to react? They won't tell you the evidence, and when anyone asks, they say, 'Well, you know: It's secret.'"

Noam Chomsky, American Activist

Secrecy, Truth, Politics, Power

"The real secrets are not the ones I tell."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

Secrecy, Secrets

"In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind."

Gilbert Parker, British Politician

Secrecy, End, Guilt, May, Mind

"It's really best not to tell people when you feel bad. Growing up is about keeping secrets, and pretending everything is fine."

Caitlin Moran, British Journalist

Secrecy, Pain, Maturity, Isolation

"Information about the activities of one body of Sufis may be harmful to the potential of another."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Secrecy, Knowledge, Harm, Awareness, Potential

"Secrets affect you more than you'd think. You lie to keep them hidden. You steer talk away from them. You worry someone'll discover yours and tell the world. You think you are in charge of the secret, but isn't it the secret who's actually using you?"

David Mitchell, British Novelist

Secrecy, Secrets, Lies, Truth, Psychology

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"The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed."

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"Secrecy involves a tension which, at the moment of revelation, finds its release."

"Government is build on secrets."

"When they have something to hide, they put it in the F.O.I. cabinet."

"Most of my life has been spent keeping information close, turning it over and over in my mind. The impulse to share anything is a new one, the impulse to hide as natural as breathing."

"When Rumsfeld gets up on television and says we have definitive intelligence that al Qaeda is working with Iraq, how is an ordinary citizen supposed to react? They won't tell you the evidence, and when anyone asks, they say, 'Well, you know: It's secret.'"

"The real secrets are not the ones I tell."

"In all secrets there is a kind of guilt, however beautiful or joyful they may be, or for what good end they may be set to serve. Secrecy means evasion, and evasion means a problem to the moral mind."

"It's really best not to tell people when you feel bad. Growing up is about keeping secrets, and pretending everything is fine."

"Information about the activities of one body of Sufis may be harmful to the potential of another."

"Secrets affect you more than you'd think. You lie to keep them hidden. You steer talk away from them. You worry someone'll discover yours and tell the world. You think you are in charge of the secret, but isn't it the secret who's actually using you?"

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"The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed."

"Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty."

"An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie."

"If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire."

"Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves."

"Three meals plus bedtime make four sure blessings a day."

"To understand someone, find out how he spends his money."

"The only peace is being out of earshot."

"Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals?"

"Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future."