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Lies We Tell Ourselves Quotes

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because we're afraid. We fear we will not find love, and when we find it we fear we'll lose it. We fear that if we don't have love we will be unhappy. Richard Bach
The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself. James Wolcott
V. S. Naipaul quote: "The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we..."
The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves. V. S. Naipaul
H. Rap Brown quote: "One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making..."
One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making progress; but Huey's chair's empty. H. Rap Brown
There are some things that we know are just not as pleasant as the lies that we tell ourselves, and in that sense in order to endure existence everyone endures a certain amount of dishonesty in their everyday lives. Todd Rundgren
Philip K. Dick quote: "we all lie to ourselves; we tell our own selves more lies than..."
we all lie to ourselves; we tell our own selves more lies than we ever do other people. Philip K. Dick
All drama is about lies. All drama is about something that’s hidden. A drama starts because a situation becomes imbalanced by a lie. The lie may be something we tell each other or something we think about ourselves, but the lie imbalances a situation. If you’re cheating on your wife the repression of that puts things out of balance; or if you’re someone you think you’re not, and you think you should be further ahead in your job, that neurotic vision takes over your life and you’re plagued by... David Mamet
Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies. Jim Morrison
But every single damn thing matters! Only we don't realize. We just tell ourselves that art runs on one track and life, our lives, on another, and we don't realize that's a lie. Roberto Bolano
Derrick Jensen quote: "In order to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to..."
In order to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other, and especially to ourselves. Derrick Jensen

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