Quotes by Sissela Bok

About Sissela Bok:

Sissela Bok is a Swedish-born American philosopher and ethicist, the daughter of two Nobel Prize winners: Gunnar Myrdal who won the Economics prize with Friedrich Hayek in 1974, and Alva Myrdal who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982.
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Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived.

Sissela Bok

While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.

Sissela Bok

We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.

Sissela Bok

Author Bio

  • NameSissela Bok
  • DescriptionAmerican philosopher
  • BornDecember 2, 1934
  • CountryUnited States Of America; Sweden
  • ProfessionPhilosopher