2,241 Quotes About Lies

If I assume the ‘truth’ to be negotiable based on whether or not it serves my agenda, then my agenda has become my ‘truth.’ And the ‘truth’ of the matter is, when I do this I’ve chosen to take a treacherous path through some very deep woods where neither path nor woods exist.

Sometimes a lie builds until the truth does more harm than good

I truly believed that the creation of hope was the greatest of all the arts, the noblest of all the lies.

The world is a sewer of lies. We’re all up to our necks in the sweet shit of it.

When you study the wrongs you have committed before you study the wrongs done to you, you have no choice but to label yourself inherently evil, and be forced to dissociate emotionally to avoid the horrible pain in this lie.

When you build on lies, you build strong and solid. It was the truth that undid you.

He was right that I was afraid. But I didn’t think I was afraid of the truth. I was afraid of believing something that would destroy me if it turned out to be a lie.

It's amazing how bad you can make the truth sound. As long as you keep it partially recognizable when you spit it out, a crowd will eat it up without even thinking about how hard you chewed on it first.

I don't really like lies. I prefer to tell the truth whenever possible. It's much easier to keep track of.