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Lie Quotes

"Most people outside of America won't get it. It's the Easter bunny. It's another lie and I don't understand why we had to invent this character."

"Most people outside of America won't get it. It's the Easter bunny. It's another lie and I don't understand why we had to invent this character."

Todd Rundgren, American Musician

Lie, People, Character, America

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"I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody."

"I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Lie, Eye, Respect, Right

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"A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself."

"A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself."

George Crabbe, English Poet

Lie, Fish, Hurt, Land

10

"Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar, where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?"

"Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar, where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?"

Adela Florence Nicolson, English Poet

10

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

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

Roger Mahony, American Clergyman

9

"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

9

"I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you were so honest - can't you have some fun? Can't you do some really down and dirty lying?' But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I'll be punished."

"I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you were so honest - can't you have some fun? Can't you do some really down and dirty lying?' But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I'll be punished."

Willem Dafoe, American Actor

Lie, Christ, Fun, Lying

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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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"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

9

"In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable."

"In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable."

Helen Gahagan, American Actress

Lie, Lies, Trying

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"It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist. As soon as the leaders of a country lie to you, they have no authority over you. These maniacs have no authority over us. And they might be able to put our bodies in prison, but they can't put our spirits in prison."

"It's up to us, the people, to break immoral laws, and resist. As soon as the leaders of a country lie to you, they have no authority over you. These maniacs have no authority over us. And they might be able to put our bodies in prison, but they can't put our spirits in prison."

Cindy Sheehan, American Activist

Lie, People, Authority, Country

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"My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two."

"My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two."

Edie Falco, American Actress

Lie, Lies, Personality

9

"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

9

"I would rather do what I did than crawl in front of a ritualistic Left and lie the way those other comrades did betray my own soul."

"I would rather do what I did than crawl in front of a ritualistic Left and lie the way those other comrades did betray my own soul."

Elia Kazan, American Director

9

"Sanity is a cozy lie."

"Sanity is a cozy lie."

Susan Sontag, American Author

9

"Debts and lies are generally mixed together."

"Debts and lies are generally mixed together."

Francois Rabelais, French Clergyman

9

"Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am grateful that I got this lesson very early."

"Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am grateful that I got this lesson very early."

Gunther Grass, German Author

9

"Politicians often lie."

"Politicians often lie."

Paul Weyrich, American Critic

Lie, Politicians

9

"I have confidence that the Unitarian Church will steadily grow and will help to sustain many of my fellow citizens in these important days that lie ahead of us."

"I have confidence that the Unitarian Church will steadily grow and will help to sustain many of my fellow citizens in these important days that lie ahead of us."

Leverett Saltonstall, American Politician

Lie, Church, Confidence, Help

9

"Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too."

"Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too."

Terry McAuliffe, American Politician

Lie, Lies, Will

9

"Most human beings today waste some 25 to 30 years of their lives before they break through the actual and conventional lies which surround them."

"Most human beings today waste some 25 to 30 years of their lives before they break through the actual and conventional lies which surround them."

Isadora Duncan, American Dancer

Lie, Lies, Today, Waste, Years

9

"Major religions are examples of 'noble lies' aimed at uplifting human stature."

"Major religions are examples of 'noble lies' aimed at uplifting human stature."

Jack Miller, American Politician

8

"This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all."

"This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all."

Jon Voight, American Actor

Lie, Country, Want

8

"I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while."

"I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while."

Max Eastman, American Author

8

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

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

Robert Higgs, American Economist

8

"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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"He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech."

"He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech."

Gilbert Parker, British Politician

Lie, Evil, Silence, Speech

8

"All these things they've been saying are a pack of lies."

"All these things they've been saying are a pack of lies."

Tina Louise, American Actress

Lie, Lies, Saying

8

"I keep reading between the lies."

"I keep reading between the lies."

Goodman Ace, American Writer

Lie, Lies, Reading

8

"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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"When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door."

"When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door."

Simone Weil, French Philosopher

Lie, Contradiction

7

"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

7

"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

7

"A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in a white suit with a pair of binoculars."

"A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in a white suit with a pair of binoculars."

David Antin, American Poet

Lie, Man, Myth, Name

7

"Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high."

"Recent economic data shows that our economy is robust, growing and headed in the right direction. The numbers don't lie. Americans are currently enjoying falling gas prices, low unemployment, increased job creation, and a stock market that has reached an all-time high."

J. D. Hayworth, American Politician

Lie, Americans, Creation, Direction

7

"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

7

"There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you."

"There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you."

Ken Follet, Welsh Author

Lie, Man, Question, Reason

7

"As you make your bed, so you must lie in it."

"As you make your bed, so you must lie in it."

Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

7

"The greatest impediments to changes in our traditional roles seem to lie not in the visible world of conscious intent, but in the murky realm of the unconscious mind."

"The greatest impediments to changes in our traditional roles seem to lie not in the visible world of conscious intent, but in the murky realm of the unconscious mind."

Augustus Y. Napier, American Psychologist

Lie, Mind, Unconscious, World

7

"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him."

"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him."

Samuel Butler, British Poet

Lie, Superiority, Compliment, Lying

6

"I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms."

"I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms."

Voltaire, French Writer

6

"Here lies a nuisance dedicated to sanity."

"Here lies a nuisance dedicated to sanity."

David Low, British Cartoonist

Lie, Lies, Sanity

6

"The cruelest lies are often told in silence."

"The cruelest lies are often told in silence."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

Lie, Lies, Silence

6

"When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas."

"When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas."

Jean Harlow, American Actress

Lie, Dogs, Fleas

6

"In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side."

"In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side."

B. H. Liddell Hart, British Historian

Lie, Lies, Man, Reality

6

"I was on a train of lies. I couldn't jump off."

"I was on a train of lies. I couldn't jump off."

Clifford Irving, American Writer

6

"They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and year out."

"They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and year out."

Lester Bowie, American Musician

5

"It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies."

"It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies."

Arthur Calwell, Australian Politician

5

"The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become."

"The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become."

Harold Taylor, Canadian Politician

Lie, Achievement, Will

4

"There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables."

"There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Lie, Lies, Nothing, Self, World

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