Quotes of: Lying Keyword

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.

Robert Benchley

There is no detachment where there is no pain. And there is no pain endured without hatred or lying unless detachment is present too.

Simone Weil

All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.

Thomas Carlyle

All that mankind has done, thought, gained, or been; it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.

Thomas Carlyle

I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort.

Spiro T. Agnew

The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.

Bob Woodward

On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down .

Woody Allen

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

Plato

Men are liars. We'll lie about lying if we have to. I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.

Tim Allen

Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest.

Eric Clapton

Euphemisms persist because lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

Bergen Evans

There's no point in lying saying I am doing really, really well because I'm not; I'm cult level.

Gary Numan

You have to do something when you're lying in bed. So you play with your mind.

Jim Davis

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Johnny Depp

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying.

Josh Billings

Scarlett: [to Rhett] If I said I was madly in love with you you'd know I was lying.

Gone with the Wind

Trevor Reznik: You lying whore! Stevie: Get the fuck out of here! You fucking freak!

The Machinist

When you catch yourself lying to your therapist, you know it's a waste of money.

Jay McInerney

Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I do love the idea of being able to take an MP to court for lying. There are ways and means of taking an MP to court just now, but it is very difficult.

Mark Thomas

The music industry is a world of smoke and mirrors: they tell you exactly what they think you want to hear. And they are bare-faced lying. I tend to stay away from that.

Kelis