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Lie Quotes

"We have a good arrangement. Roman lies to me and I pretend to believe him."

"We have a good arrangement. Roman lies to me and I pretend to believe him."

Sharon Tate, American Actress

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"Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest."

"Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest."

Max Eastman, American Author

Lie, Lies, Rest, Style

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"Earlier on in my career I felt that I had to hide behind a lot of different masks, and showboat ways of performing. Now, that's a lie. The less I have to hide, the less I have to act."

"Earlier on in my career I felt that I had to hide behind a lot of different masks, and showboat ways of performing. Now, that's a lie. The less I have to hide, the less I have to act."

Thomas Jane, American Actor

Lie, Act, Career, Now

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"Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation continues to rely on a confused, antiquated system of ocean governance."

"Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation continues to rely on a confused, antiquated system of ocean governance."

Tom Allen, American Politician

Lie, Lies, Mystery, Nation, Ocean

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"The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field."

"The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field."

Edmund Waller, English Poet

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"Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom."

"Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom."

Don Henley, American Musician

Lie, Lies, Solution

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"A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions."

"A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

Lie, Appetite, Desire, Ownership

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"Many good purposes lie in the churchyard."

"Many good purposes lie in the churchyard."

Philip Massinger, British Poet

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"I never lie. I believe everything I say, so it's not a lie."

"I never lie. I believe everything I say, so it's not a lie."

Mark Wahlberg, American Actor

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"Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either."

"Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either."

Evan Esar, American Writer

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"Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds."

"Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds."

Remy de Gourmont, French Novelist

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"For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities."

"For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities."

Derrick Jensen, American Author

Lie, Lies, Living

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"As, however, the port in reality lies in thirty-two degrees thirty-four minutes, according to the observations that have been made, they went much beyond it, thus making the voyage much longer than was necessary."

"As, however, the port in reality lies in thirty-two degrees thirty-four minutes, according to the observations that have been made, they went much beyond it, thus making the voyage much longer than was necessary."

Junipero Serra, Spanish Clergyman

Lie, Lies, Reality

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"Actions lie louder than words."

"Actions lie louder than words."

Bob Wells, American Athlete

Lie, Actions, Words

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"That's the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit?"

"That's the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit?"

David Byrne, Scottish Musician

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"Politicians often lie."

"Politicians often lie."

Paul Weyrich, American Critic

Lie, Politicians

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"The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie."

"The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie."

Andrew Vachss, American Author

Lie, Idea, Writer

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"The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell."

"The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

Lie, Lies, Will

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"It's hard to determine where lies culpability."

"It's hard to determine where lies culpability."

Roger Mahony, American Clergyman

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"Will they attack us? Yes. Will they smear our backgrounds and distort our records? Undoubtedly. Will they lie about us, harass our families, namecall to try to intimidate us? They will. There's nothing safe about it. But is it worth it? Well, let me ask you. Is freedom worth it? Is America worth it?"

"Will they attack us? Yes. Will they smear our backgrounds and distort our records? Undoubtedly. Will they lie about us, harass our families, namecall to try to intimidate us? They will. There's nothing safe about it. But is it worth it? Well, let me ask you. Is freedom worth it? Is America worth it?"

Christine O'Donnell, American Politician

Lie, America, Freedom, Nothing

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"I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest."

"I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest."

Larry Speakes, American Public Servant

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"You know sometimes I just want to curl up on stage and lie there for a while - it's weird."

"You know sometimes I just want to curl up on stage and lie there for a while - it's weird."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

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"Sometimes you have to lie. One often has to distort a thing to catch its true spirit."

"Sometimes you have to lie. One often has to distort a thing to catch its true spirit."

Robert J. Flaherty, American Director

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"We all lie to each other, present some sort of front."

"We all lie to each other, present some sort of front."

Mary Wesley, British Novelist

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"White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion."

"White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion."

William S. Paley, American Businessman

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"I don't think the news department will have to lie down and play dead like it has in the past. By and large the network has been understanding, but then so have I."

"I don't think the news department will have to lie down and play dead like it has in the past. By and large the network has been understanding, but then so have I."

Roone Arledge, American Journalist

Lie, Network, News, Past

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"I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think."

"I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think."

Evan Dando, American Musician

Lie, Fact, Guitar, Play

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"Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer."

"Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer."

Georg C. Lichtenberg, German Physicist

Lie, Witty, Writer

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"The solution really has to lie within the Iraqi people."

"The solution really has to lie within the Iraqi people."

Steve King, American Politician

Lie, People, Solution

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"When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie."

"When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie."

Robert Higgs, American Economist

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"The families of Aboriginals who have died in custody in NSW will suffer again because of these white lies."

"The families of Aboriginals who have died in custody in NSW will suffer again because of these white lies."

Arthur Murray, American Businessman

Lie, Lies, Will

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"A lot of people are tired around here, but I'm not sure they're ready to lie down, stretch out and fall asleep."

"A lot of people are tired around here, but I'm not sure they're ready to lie down, stretch out and fall asleep."

Jim Jones, American Criminal

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"I could lie and tell you I'm a hardcore gamer - I'm not."

"I could lie and tell you I'm a hardcore gamer - I'm not."

Josie Maran, American Model

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"Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible."

"Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible."

Carol Moseley Braun, American Politician

Lie, Lies, Magic

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"I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity, my name is no longer my own."

"I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity, my name is no longer my own."

River Phoenix, American Actor

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"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on."

"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on."

Dean Martin, American Actor

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"But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue."

"But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue."

James Levine, American Musician

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"Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That's a pretty good rule."

"Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That's a pretty good rule."

Daniel Ellsberg, American Celebrity

Lie, Nothing, Pretty

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"Look, if America - if being an American means anything, it means not having to lie under oath, not even for the president."

"Look, if America - if being an American means anything, it means not having to lie under oath, not even for the president."

Linda Tripp, American Celebrity

Lie, America, Being

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"We can't control it, and we've basically quit trying. People are going to talk, and people are going to lie."

"We can't control it, and we've basically quit trying. People are going to talk, and people are going to lie."

Nick Lachey, American Musician

Lie, People, Control, Talk

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"I made over forty Westerns. I used to lie awake nights trying to think up new ways of getting on and off a horse."

"I made over forty Westerns. I used to lie awake nights trying to think up new ways of getting on and off a horse."

William Wyler, American Director

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"Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone."

"Never to lie is to have no lock on your door, you are never wholly alone."

Elizabeth Bowen, Irish Novelist

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"I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, 'Please don't write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it's bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.'"

"I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, 'Please don't write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it's bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.'"

Barbara Boxer, American Politician

Lie, Doctors, Mothers, Will

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"These newspaper reporters... ever since Sullivan versus New York Times... have got a license to lie."

"These newspaper reporters... ever since Sullivan versus New York Times... have got a license to lie."

Edward Bennett Williams, American Lawyer

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"In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State."

"In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian Author

Lie, Country, State

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"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."

"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."

Marjorie Holmes, American Writer

Lie, Direction, Heaven, Wind

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"A lie should be tried in a place where it will attract the attention of the world."

"A lie should be tried in a place where it will attract the attention of the world."

Ariel Sharon, Israeli Leader

Lie, Attention, Will, World

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"Simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds."

"Simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds."

Remy de Gourmont, French Novelist

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"This only grant me, that my means may lie too low for envy, for contempt too high."

"This only grant me, that my means may lie too low for envy, for contempt too high."

Abraham Cowley, English Poet

Lie, Contempt, Envy, May

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"I truly believe the brightest days lie ahead for the Great State of Hawaii."

"I truly believe the brightest days lie ahead for the Great State of Hawaii."

Linda Lingle, American Politician

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