Quotes about lying
lying naps down-and
It is well known that when Thomas A. Eddison was stymied by a problem, he would lie down and take a short nap. Maxwell Maltz
lying writing heart
I feel often very close to the ecstasy and anguish which lie at the very heart of poetry - I am writing a lot. May Sarton
lying responsibility choices
Each of us has the right and the responsibility to assess the roads which lie ahead, and those over which we have traveled, and if the future road looms ominous or unpromising, and the roads back uninviting, then we need to gather our resolve and, carrying only the necessary baggage, step off that road into another direction. If the new choice is also unpalatable, without embarrassment, we must be ready to change that as well. Maya Angelou
lying heal has-beens
Take a day to heal from the lies you've told yourself and the ones that have been told to you.
lying night garden
It is quiet here and restful and the air is delicious. There are gardens everywhere and police spies lie in the bushes. There are nightingales in every garden, but police spies only in mine, I think. They sit under my windows in the darkness of the night and try to get a glimpse of how I spread sedition in Russia. Maxim Gorky
lying struggle ambition
Politics is the soil in which the nettle of poisonous enmity, evil suspicions, shameless lies, slander, morbid ambitions, and disrespect for the individual grows rapidly and luxuriantly. Name anything bad in man and it is precisely in the soil of political struggle that it grows with particular liveliness and abundance.
lying college men
The difficulty in our education up till now lies, for the most part, in the fact that knowledge did not refine itself into will, to application of itself, to pure practice. The realists felt the need and supplied it, though in a most miserable way, by cultivating idea-less and fettered "practical men." Most college students are living examples of this sad turn of events. Trained in the most excellent manner, they go on training; drilled they continue drilling. Max Stirner
lying heart ambition
Id be lying if I said Hollywood wasnt still an ambition; its everyones, isnt it? Youre getting paid very well, youre working with great actors and great directors - who wouldnt want to be a part of that? But its not going to break my heart if it doesnt happen. This business is about doing good work rather than how famous it makes you. Max Beesley
lying kind world-war-z
There's a word for that kind of lie. Hope. Max Brooks
lying fire deceit
Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used.
lying years republic
There are some historians who say that democratic republics dont last more than 200 years. Well, weve got to show that you can last more than 200 years. Weve got to continue to sustain the system, and the only way you can do it is by sustaining the constitution and by confronting lies face to face, head on, aggressively. Maurice Hinchey
lying book light
Books do pretend ...but squeezed in between is even more that is true—without what you may call the lies, the pages would be too light for the truth, you see? Matthew Pearl
lying talking psychics
...but Cliff keeps pushing for the truth like therapists do, because they all have some sort of psychic ability that allows them to see through your lies, and therefore they know you will eventually tire of the talking game and will offer up the truth. Matthew Quick
lying ideas people
The funniest thing is when somebody says "Look I've no idea who you are but my friend said you are on a show and I just wanted to introduce myself" you know that they are lying! Those people can just get out of my way. Matthew Perry
lying taken rights
It's extremely disturbing and unsettling that Sony has taken digital rights management to this level of deceit. Mark Russinovich
lying remix persons
I'm not going to lie; I'm not a huge remix person. Marina and the Diamonds
lying believe thinking
If you believe something enough, it comes true eventually, and that's so true even with lies. If you tell yourself a lie, after a few years you'll think it's true.
lying character thinking
The store of fairy tales, that blue chamber where stories lie waiting to be rediscovered, holds out the promise of just those creative enchantments, not only for its own characters caught in its own plotlines; it offers magical metamorphoses to the one who opens the door, who passes on what was found there, and to those who hear what the storyteller brings. The faculty of wonder, like curiosity can make things happen; it is time for wishful thinking to have its due. Marina Warner
lying water everyday
What you get is the opening of your mind. I'm not preaching any new religion; I'm ritualizing everyday activities. You drink the water. You count the rice. You sit in Crystal Cave. You lie in Levitation Chamber. You push yourself to a new level. Marina Abramovic
lying appreciate harmony
Beauty lies in harmony, not in contrast; and harmony is refinement; therefore, there must be a fineness of the senses if we are to appreciate harmony. Maria Montessori
lying school thinking
Soul ties. The thing that can make you hear an old-school slow jam and think of somebody you haven’t seen in years. Soul ties. The thing that makes old people who’ve been together for years finish each other’s sentences. Don’t you wish mama had told you when you were young that, when you lie with someone, you lie not just with her body but also with her soul? And whatever condition the other person’s soul is in, you are guaranteed to take a piece with you—whether you want to or not. Instead of being amazed at her booty, you should have focused on her mind. Kirk Franklin
lying block lies-we-tell-ourselves
The biggest lie is the lie we tell ourselves in the distorted visions we have of ourselves, blocking out some sections, enhancing others. What remains are not the cold facts of life, but how we perceive them. That's really who we are. Kirk Douglas
lying eye fool
You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules Kim Wilde
lying people wanted
But lies were what people wanted; that was politics. Kim Stanley Robinson
lying foundation deceit
Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. Kim Cattrall
lying thinking zuckerberg
Donald Trump lied about criticizing Mark Zuckerberg.Ben Carson lied about Mannatech.Carli Fiorina lied about the size of the tax code.Marco Rubio flatly refused to answer a question ("discredited attacks from Democrats") that I guess he didn't think he could just lie about. This is quite a debate. Kevin Drum
lying believe reality
We recognize ourselves in Westerns, ... I believe the Western can orchestrate moments around reality. The reality can be as entertaining to us as the lie. Kevin Costner
lying organization perfect
Ex-cons always say, "You never know what makes the wheels go round until you've done time in the joint." This is even more true of psychiatric hospitals. It is a perfect mass hypostatization of society, the organization of the Social Lie. Kenneth Rexroth
lying heart ignorance
I write for one and only one purpose, to overcome the invincible ignorance of the traduced heart. […] I wish to speak to and for those who have had enough of the Social Lie, the Economics of Mass Murder, the Sexual Hoax, and the Domestication of Conspicuous Consumption.
lying done projects
I'm not lying, every single project I've done, they've all been great. Ken Jeong
lying giving littles
The often heard lament, 'I have so little time,' gives the lie to the delusion that the daily is of little significance. Kathleen Norris
lying believe want
Saying what you believe others want to hear is, of course, a form of lying. Karl Ove Knausgard
lying past nightmare
The past lies like a nightmare upon the present. Karl Marx