top of page
.png){kind=small}
Lie Quotes
"A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity."
215
"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."
172
"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."
167
"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."
165
"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."
153
"To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself."
145
"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."
134
"Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence."
98
"To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor."
87
"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie."
82
"Myth is neither a lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion."
79
"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."
71
"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."
68
"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."
67
"The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep."
66
"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."
66
"The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping, even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was, nor forward to what it might be, but living in the present and accepting it as it is now."
65
"Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue."
64
"By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man."
63
"It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country."
62
"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."
60
"If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed."
58
"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."
58
"It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation."
57
"A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings."
57
"I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides."
56
"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."
56
"A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism."
55
"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."
54
"Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances."
53
"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."
53
bottom of page