Lie Quotes
No. Men should die for lies. But the truth is too precious to die for.Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
No one can deny that much of our modern advertising is essentially dishonest; and it can be maintained that to lie freely and all the time for private profit is not to abuse the right of free speech, whether it is a violation of the law or not. But again the practical question is, how much lying for private profit is to be permitted by law?Carl L. Becke
Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.George Bernard Shaw
I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail.William Faulkne
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays (1928), "Dreams and Facts".
The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.Mary Catherine Bateson
The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept.D. H. Lawrence
I believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make the best use of our time to help create a happier world.The Dalai Lama, 1992 Speech
I am one of those who believe that spiritual progress is a rule of human life, but the approach to perfection is slow and painful. If a woman elevates herself in one respect and is retarded in another, it is because the rough trail that leads to the mountain peak is not free of ambushes of thieves and lairs of wolves.Kahlil Gibran, The Broken Wings
Democracy is, first and foremost, a spiritual force, it is built upon a spiritual basis - And on a belief in God and an observance of moral principle. And in the long run only the church can provide that basis. Our founder knew this truth - And we will neglect it at our peril.President Harry Truman, Public Papers of the President of the United States: Harry S. Truman - 1951 U. S. Gov. 1966 p1063
I believe that whoever tries to think things through honestly will soon recognize how unworthy and even fatal is the traditional bias against Negroes. What can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice He must have the courage to set an example by words and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by racial bias.Albert Einstein
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.Martin Luther King Jr., "Strength to Love".
I am a man: I hold that nothing human is alien to me.Terence
The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it - As long as you really believe 100 percent.Arnold Schwarzenegger
An ambassador is a man of virtue sent to lie abroad for his country; a news - writer is a man without virtue who lies at home for himself.Sir Henry Wotton, "Reliquae Wottonianae".
Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.W. Somerset Maugham
God, I dont have great faith, but I can be faithful. My belief in you may be seasonal, but my faithfulness will not. I will follow in the way of Christ. I will act as though my life and the lives of others matter. I will love. I have no greater gift to offer than my life. Take it.Real Live Preache
The art of advice is to make the recipient believe he thought the thought of it himself.Frank Tyge
The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.Robert Lynd
I know three things will never be believed - The true, the probable, and the logical.John Steinbeck, The Winter of our Discontent, chapter 2
The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.John Maynard Keynes
God, I don? t have great faith, but I can be faithful. My belief in you may be seasonal, but my faithfulness will not. I will follow in the way of Christ. I will act as though my life and the lives of others matter. I will love. I have no greater gift to offer than my life. Take it.Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher. com Weblog, December 26, 2002
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.Colin Powell
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.Thomas Fulle
Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.Edgar Watson Howe
How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read.Karl Kraus
I am a firm believer of reading the horoscopes. I read all twelve, pick the one that sounds the best and go with that one.David A. Cronin
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.Anne Frank
Virginity is in the lies of the beholder.The Clown Prince of Darkness
The great virtue of my radicalism lies in the fact that I am perfectly ready, if necessary, to be radical on the conservative side.Theodore Roosevelt
Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds.C. Chesterfield
I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
You know what I say to people when I hear they? re writing an anti - war book?? I say, why don? t you write an anti - Glacier book instead? What he meant, of course, was that there would always be wars, that they were as easy to stop as glaciers. I believe that, too.Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughter - House 5
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.Albert Einstein
Good manners and good morals are sworn friends and fast allies.C. A. Bartol
How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?Woody Allen
Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.Lady Bird Johnson
This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers.... There is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance, or death.William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 5 scene 1
