2,241 Quotes About Lies

The only way to stop the political outrage game is not to play it.

Too often words are used to envelope pithy and rank agendas in the garments of justice, piety and all things good. And the worst of it is not that I have fooled others through this abuse of syntax. Rather, the worst of it is that I’ve fooled myself.

[As a very young man, I thought] of Europe as a place that could not exist except in the imagination, in glorious dreams, and through the careful lies of the silver screen.

I tend to think that our arrogance peaks at those times when we think that we can trade truth for our makeshift renditions. But as I think about that a bit more, maybe it’s less arrogance and more outright ignorance.

I just trust my intuition taking into account the psychology of things. Therefore, I am not persuaded by facts, but by behaviors.

Curses to the crooked, to the liars and to the immoral people, because only truth must triumph.

I will never know, because I will never be able to be in the position to witness those things. And I don't care to know something I myself cannot confirm. No one should care about this.

Don't trust anything, motivations vary.

It is better to not believe a truth than to believe a lie, because this defines yourself too. If you believe a lie that has negative effects, it shows you may have malicious intentions. But if you don't believe a truth that has negative effects, then you may be well-disposed.