Quotes About Deception

Most people choose appearance over reality.

Paper will lie no matter what you put on it.

Socialism is the ultimate ponzi scheme.

Some people say that Money Talks and BS Walks but I say that BS Talks and Money Walks!

The next time someone lies to your face, tell them that they are full of Schiff.

There are two reasons why a person does something, one that sounds good and the real one.

To ruin someone it doesn't have to be true, it just has to be said.

Translogic: A comment or statement that sounds logical and makes sense at the time it is said but when later closely examined it actually makes no sense at all.

Abraham Lincoln famously noted, it is possible to fool some individuals all the time and all individuals some of the time, but it's not feasible to fool all individuals all the time.

How can rational people who have their own best interests at heart fall for charismatic con artists who promise them the impossible while pursuing harmful agendas and corrupt selfish interests?

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and a Stradivarius. Unfortunately, Rembrandt made lousy violins and Stradivarius was a terrible painter.

Those words—"Trust me, I'm a junkie"—should have been a clue right there.

Satanás tem obtido "bons resultados" ao fazer os crentes cruzarem falsas linhas de chegada. Ele trabalha incansavelmente para isto. Corremos poucos quilômetros e dizemos: "Conseguimos!" Ele se delicia ao nos ver sentados no acostamento. E, então, percebemos, no último momento, que a linha de chegada está mais adiante.

Love is an illusion. It's nothing but a mirage. It doesn't matter how he looks on the outside, or who he is on the inside. Right now, you're convinced that you love your darling, but... try thinking about it logically.

I remember the pain I felt, and wonder why a man who was such an accomplished liar had to tell the truth that day.

The world was slipping down into Hell, and everyone was helping it on its way. Everyone accepted a little bit of money, and a little bit of blame, and that way they could all walk around with a conscience that was just a little bit off-color. Just a little bit, but add all those bits together ...

Crees que eres muy pillo pero has perdido el librillo. ¿Estará hecho picadillo? ¿O lo tendrá un trastolillo?

Toda esa magia... era una estafa. Parecía estupenda, pero en el fondo era tan decepcionante como todo lo demás.

Bueno —dijo Mallory, tirando de un hilo suelto en el dobladillo de su jersey—, seguramente es mejor así. —No, ni mucho menos —replicó Jared—. Hasta tú deberías darte cuenta de eso. ¡No podemos devolver lo que no tenemos! Los monstruos no creyeron a tía Lucinda cuando les dijo que no tenía el libro. ¿Por qué iban a creernos a nosotros?.

What's fascinating about D.C., the exteriors are these elaborate structures, this gorgeous architecture and beautiful stonework, and then you go inside and it's crap-looking - apart from the White House, which is beautiful.

Sweet pulp and sour skin - Or was it sweet outside, and sour within?

Leaphorn had found that listening carefully to lies is sometimes very revealing of the truth.

We look almost happy out in the sun, while we bleed to death from wounds we know nothing about.

This speaker may turn out to be a "confidence man" with a trick up his sleeve, but we are attracted by such familiar flavors of speech, the way that bees are attracted to the blue juice of a melting popsicle.