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Lie Quotes
"A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity."
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"And also they were absolutely brilliant in one way, you know: they knew how effective is not to punish somebody who is guilty; what Communist Party members could afford to do was mind-boggling: they could do practically anything they wanted - steal, you know, lie, whatever."
107
"As of today, we do not need expert reports by the authoritative analytical institutions to realise that the reasons for such a situation in our community lie in global inequality, poverty and illiteracy."
86
"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."
83
"The consequence of Mr. Bush's and Blair's historic lie that the reason for invading Iraq was weapons of mass destruction, is that everything is being doubted."
79
"Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence."
63
"To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself."
60
"I can't believe that we would lie in our graves wondering if we had spent our living days well. I can't believe that we would lie in our graves dreaming of things that we might have been."
59
"Myth is neither a lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion."
55
"To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor."
50
"Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue."
45
"If you talk to the Whites in Mississippi they will tell you, 'You can go to any school you want to; we don't see race.' Biggest lie ever told."
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"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie."
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"It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country."
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"By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man."
44
"The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep."
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"On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died."
37
"The elite media has been caught in so many lies because of false statements that its whole reputation has eroded, their circulation is down, and their profits are down."
36
"I lied to everybody. I lie very well, being an actress, naturally."
36
"Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying."
35
"It is all right for the lion and the lamb to lie down together if they are both asleep, but if one of them begins to get active, it is dangerous."
34
"I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette."
34
"If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed."
32
"But I would lie on the floor and analyze everything. I'd listen to all the strings and the background vocals on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack and try to pick out the different instruments."
32
"A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings."
31
"A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period."
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"Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion."
30
"When I was 5 years old I would lie in bed, look at the radio, and I wanted to be on the radio. I don't know why."
30
"I run six-to-eight miles a day, plus weights and aerobics in the lunch hour. I also lie a lot, which keeps me thin."
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