Quotes About Secrecy

I don't have a lot of thrilling anecdotes about my career or personal life. All the stuff that is interesting is private and I wouldn't want people to know.

Are you going to tell me what that was about?" Adam asked as we went back upstairs. "Sometime," I told him. "When we're telling ghost stories around a campfire, and I want to scare you.

I am convinced that a person is entitled to as much privacy as he wants. It should be his privilege to keep certain areas of his life out of the newspapers.

Politics is like sausages, you don't want to watch either being made.

Sometimes there are times you actually don't want to be in the information loop on some rumors; because once you're in the loop, then if something leaks, you're one of the people in the loop.

Nothing is secret once you tell anyone. If you want to keep it quiet - don't tell a soul.

Most child welfare agencies tend to embrace secrecy because the people who lead them tend to be mediocre and don't want you to see how poor a job they are doing.

If the people really knew [the truth] the war would be stopped tomorrow. But of course they don't know and can't know.

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night.

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity.

The War office kept three sets of figures - one to mislead the public, another to mislead the cabinet and the third to mislead itself.

O divine art of subtlety and secrecy!

Now, now. Southern ladies don't French-kiss and tell.

You're the one who's not supposed to be here." She hoped he didn't hear the squeak in her normally reliable voice. "How am I supposed to snoop if you don't leave when you say you're going to?

Rachel nem akarta, hogy a férfi azt higgye róla, szemérmes, különösen, hogy annyira kívánta, s tudta, hogy meg kell mondania neki. - Gabe, ma reggel megjött. A férfi felé fordult és üres tekintettel nézett rá. - A ciklusom - magyarázta. Amikor Gabe cseppet sem vágott értelmesebb képet, eszébe jutott a férfi hivatása. - Tüzelek.

It's amazing how people can change behind closed doors.

The corporate and financial worlds want to make the rules but they certainly do not want to be seen making them, or governing anyone.

I want you to take off the mask, Erik, do you hear me? I want you to take it off right now. -Luciana

And incidents of clandestine cake mix use were not isolated! Busybodies excused themselves from parties just long enough to rifle through the kitchen trash cans for empty cake mix boxes.

Don't fall in love with a spy.

incredulous. I decide in that moment to tell her the barest minimum.

I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential - especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident.

He gave her his heart. She took it and placed it quietly in the pocket of her gown. No one observed what she did.

Why would you know?" "I wouldn't," I said. "I don't know anything about you.