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Lying Quotes (page 24)

You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to keep them secret for practical reasons - to reduce casualties, perhaps - and someone asks you about those plans, you may need to lie for a 'good' outcome. Peter Singer
Thomas Carlyle quote: "Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance,..."
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. Thomas Carlyle
Elias Canetti quote: "Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his..."
Someone who always has to lie discovers that every one of his lies is true. Elias Canetti
Matthew Lesko quote: "A degree of lying - you know, white lies - seems to be..."
A degree of lying - you know, white lies - seems to be inherent in all languages and all forms of communication. Matthew Lesko
I had to lie so much about sex, first when I was 15, because I wasn't supposed to be having it. And then when I got older, I lied to everybody I was having sex with, so I could have sex with other people. Cybill Sheperd
Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act. Abraham Cahan
No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The hope of a new politics does not lie in formulating a left-wing reply to the right-it lies in rejecting conventional political categories. Christopher Lasch
A friend of mine has a house with a basketball court and a pool. The guys go over and play basketball; I lie by the pool and nap in the sun. That defines me. That's consistent with who I am. I don't pretend to play basketball because I wanna feel like one of the guys. I wanna lie in the sun and relax. Ryan Seacrest
To be fair, lying is part and parcel of public life. Every politician has lied about something because they are owned by the special interest groups that finance their elections. Peter Schuyler
Karl Kraus quote: "How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to..."
How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print. Karl Kraus
Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus - as a writer myself - I cannot comment on whether or not writers are exceptionally good liars, because whatever I said would actually mean its complete opposite. Chuck Klosterman
There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art of debate lies in presenting them; the art of life lies in neglecting ninety-nine hundredths of them. Mark Rutherford
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. James Bovard
Amado Boudou quote: "Rock helps me communicate directly with the people because..."
Rock helps me communicate directly with the people because rock doesn't lie, and people are fed up with lying politicians. Amado Boudou

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