Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sebastian Horsley

Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.

Tom Allen

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.

Todd Rundgren

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.

Skylar Grey

But do you ever think of me, when you lie? Lie down in your bed, your bed of lies…

Sloane Crosley

What annoyed me was that I so often attempted to weasel out of things on purpose, it killed me to do it by accident. It seemed like a waste of whatever detailed lie I was going to have to come up with.

Sloane Crosley

They say it's not the snoring itself but those anxiety-packed moments in between snorts. It's the waiting for the nasal passages of the person lying beside you to strike again. And strike it always does. In the dark, almost against your will, you produce that special glare reserved for people who cannot control their own behaviour.

Sky Ferreira

Just because you have a blog doesn't mean that you should, like, lie for no reason.

Sitting Bull

You come here to tell us lies, but we don't want to hear them. If we told you more, you would have paid no attention. That is all I have to say.

Sir Mix-a-Lot

I like big butts and I cannot lie

Simon Van Booy

I don’t see the point of truth anymore, it causes just as much heartbreak as lying.

Simon Van Booy

There are some lies that, under the right circumstances, are the only truth

Sinclair Lewis

If there is anything worse than the aching tedium of staring out of car windows, it is the irritation of getting tickets, packing, finding trains, lying in bouncing berths, washing without water, digging out passports, and fighting through customs. To live in Carlsbad is seemly and to loaf at San Remo healing to the soul, but to get from Carlsbad to San Remo is of the devil.

Rajneesh

There is no heaven and there is no hell. They are not geographical, they are part of your psychology. They are psychological. To live the life of spontaneity, truth, love, beauty is to live in heaven. To live the life of hypocrisy, lies, compromises,to live according to others, is to live in hell. To live in freedom is heaven, and to live in subjection is hell.

Rajneesh

There is no god, so how can I consider myself a god? God is the greatest lie invented by man.

Rajneesh

Meditation, witnessing, silently sitting and looking at the mind, will be of much help. Not forcing, simply sitting and looking. Not doing much, just watching as one watches birds flying in the sky. Just Lying down on the ground and watching, nothing to do, indifferent. Not your concern really, where they are going; they are going on their own.

Snoop Dogg

Know when to lie to your kids.

Socrates

True wisdom lies in one's confession about the limits of one's knowledge.

Socrates

Lies are the greatest murder. They kill the Truth.

Mercedes McCambridge

I'd stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when I got into the box that I would lie! Again!

Mercedes McCambridge

My only true harmony lies deep within my soul, wherever that is. I know that somehow I am in tune with the universe.

Mercedes Lackey

Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable.

Mercedes Lackey

Honor was never taking the easy way when it was also the wrong one. Never telling a falsehood unless the truth was painful and unnecessary, or a lie was necessary to save others. Never manipulating the truth to serve only yourself. Protecting the weak and helpless; standing fast even when fear made you weak. Keeping your word.

Mel Odom

The truth is everything in the end. It is the greatest power in the world to make all people equal. If everyone knows what the truth is, no one can use lies to separate those people and turn them against one another.

Michelle Wie

If you expect a bad lie for even one second, the gods will know it and give you a bad lie.

Michelle Rodriguez

I hated school right away. Religion had a lot to do with it because I felt like everybody was always lying to me.

Michael Sheen

I remember someone said to me, "Never stand up when you can sit down, never sit down when you can lie down, never lie down when you can be asleep." Those are bits of advice that I haven't taken, really. I've done the opposite of them, but they have stayed with me.

Michael Shermer

no such individual would find the Golden Rule surprising in any way because at its base lies the foundation of most human interactions and exchanges and it can be found in countless texts throughout recorded history and from around the world--a testimony to its universality.

Michael Shermer

But the power of science lies in open publication, which, with the rise of the Internet, is no longer constrained by the price of paper.

Michael Scott

the best lie is wrapped around a core of truth

Michael Moorcock

It is only about things which concern us most profoundly that we lie clearly and with profound conviction.

Michael Moore

Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Believe me, lady, my strength is the one thing I never doubt. (Vane) It’s amazing the lies we tell other people, isn’t it? (Sunshine's grandmother)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Are all knights so gentle? (Taryn) I know not, Taryn, since I don’t make it my habit to lie abed with other knights. (Sparhawk)