Lies Quotes

My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.

Lying under oath, and encouraging lies under oath, does go to the very heart and soul of what courts do. If we say we don't care, let's forget about courts, and we'll just have other ways of figuring out how to handle disputes.

They are scared that the BBC or CNN may call them radicals, so they remain soft instead. The problem lies there, with the Muslim leaders, not the Muslim masses.

Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds all his caprices. The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries.

My religion lies in my composition.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality.

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies.

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the lover swooning under his lady's window.

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.

As, however, the port in reality lies in thirty-two degrees thirty-four minutes, according to the observations that have been made, they went much beyond it, thus making the voyage much longer than was necessary.

Now the true soldiers of Christ must always be prepared to do battle for the truth, and must never, so far as lies with them, allow false convictions to creep in.

Behind every piece of paper lies a human situation.

If you're an actor, there's going to be a sense of fantasy about yourself, especially in the celebrity world we live in today. You give the illusion of being in control, sexy, at ease, with never a difficult moment. Those are the basic lies that all celebrities tell. For me, they're the more dangerous lies to come to terms with.

Not only do I never lie, I never respond to lies, no matter how vicious, no matter how hurtful.

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.

In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.

Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.

Good lies need a leavening of truth to make them palatable.

Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am grateful that I got this lesson very early.

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.

One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit our own. Only then will the work be a part of our own flesh. The garden must be weeded.

I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create the life we want to live. I have seen it happen time and time again.

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.

We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond.

To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.