Lies Quotes

Our key to transforming anything lies in our ability to reframe it.

The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not beholden to the elected branches.

I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety.

You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements.

My wife says that my tombstone will read, 'Here lies Mr.C, who used to be Mr.B.' So I think that's probably what I'll be remembered for.

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

All these things they've been saying are a pack of lies.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

I know there is much mystery, much question to what happened, and I must also say, many lies.

Creede is built of new pine boards and lies between two immense mountains covered with pines and snow.

My religion lies in my composition.

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.

All of us are trying to achieve 100 percent in our work. That's all we struggle to do. We never do, but we never stop trying until the day we die. It's that struggle to achieve 100 percent, that's where our performance lies, that's what the audience gets. They get the struggle.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting. I think getting beyond the four edges of an opportunity or challenge is one of the basic skills you need in business.

Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

The body never lies.

For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities.

Never forget that the key to the situation lies in the will and not in the imagination.

Telling lies does not work in advertising.

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

If truth is the first victim of war, then read on - I've got some great lies for you this month.

Don't use that foreign word "ideals." We have that excellent native word "lies."

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies.

You can't raise the standard of women's morals by raising their pay envelope. It lies deeper than that.