Quotes About Deception

I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.

Give me th'avowed, th'erect, the manly foe,Bold I can meet—perhaps may turn his blow;But of all plagues, good Heav'n, thy wrath can send,Save, save, oh! save me from the Candid Friend!

Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.

That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.

Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.

Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.

Hemorrhoids. Cockroaches. Anal warts. Lonely nights. Smoking's ravages. AIDS. All the ads promised relief from these things, but where was the relief from these ads?

A suppressed resolve will betray itself in the eyes.

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

Roses got thorns. And words do lie. I've seen love die.

I know that this traitor language can turn One truth into another or even Against itself. Yet, it is all we have.

Love gilds us over and makes us show fine things to one another for a time, but soon the gold wears off, and then again the native brass appears.

The varieties of skullduggery which make up the repertoire of the totalitarian government are just about as unlimited as human ingenuity itself, and just about as unpleasant. For, as you know, no holds are barred. There are no rules of the game. They can do anything that they think is in their interests.

Success will require the studied lack of sophistication of a Ronald Reagan and the casual dishonesty of an FDR. The president must appear to be not very bright yet be able to lie convincingly.

The accords were fig leaves of democratic procedure to hide the nakedness of Stalinist dictatorship.

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

if you don't punish lying in your political leaders, then why should they stop lying?

I missed you," he said, his lips stretching into a slow, lazy smile. The ice in his eyes began to melt. "Did you miss me, Nevada?" He said my name. "No." "Not even a little bit?" "No. Never thought of you." Just because I usually chose not to lie didn't mean I couldn't. Rogan grinned and all of my thoughts went to the wrong places. He was almost unbearably handsome when he smiled.

In a breath he halted by my side. "I lied. I need your help." "Who are we killing?

Friendships built on lies never lasted.

Because you can't lie, Kate. Everything you think is right there on your face. I've met kindergarteners who are better actors than you.

You're like a crazy cat lady, but you collect killers instead of fluffy cats." "I don't collect killers." "Yes, you do, and those who aren't killers turn into killers by the time you're done. You made Julie into a maniac. That child has more knives on her than a squad of the PAD. Christopher was the only stray who couldn't fight, and now it turns out he's a god of terror. Why am I not surprised?

Sentient beings are spectacular liars. We are gifted with an unparalleled ability to deny things that make our life unpleasant. We even pretend death isn't a certainty, because contemplating our own mortality drives us mad.