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Lie Quotes

On truth, dishonesty, and pressing forward despite the risk.

One quote frames the camera as an all-seeing judge of truth, arguing that any performer has to genuinely believe what they're saying on screen. See also Believe quotes.

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.

Quotes by Agnes de Mille

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.

Quotes by Aeschylus

My go-to protective thing is isolation. It's turn off the phone, don't speak to anyone, lie in bed all day, and then maybe go out at night and do the same thing over again.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the...

Quotes by Adolf Loos

Believe Quotes

On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

I would never lie about another professional.

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

Someday, I have no doubt, the dead from today's wars will be seen with a similar sense of sorrow at needless loss and folly as those millions of men who lie in the cemeteries of France and Belgium - and...

Quotes by Adam Hochschild

Biographies, as generally written, are not only misleading but false... In most instances, they commemorate a lie and cheat posterity out of the truth.

Abraham Lincoln

This only grant me, that my means may lie too low for envy, for contempt too high.

Quotes by Abraham Cowley

Good Quotes

Here dead lie we because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose; but young men think it is, and we were young.

Quotes by A. E. Housman

I can't even lie: Sometimes, I be antisocial.

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

I'm not going to lie to people.

Quotes by Zoey Tur

When you're living a lie, the scariest thing is to be alone with your thoughts.

Quotes by Zoey Tur

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back.

Quotes by Zhu Rongji

Life Quotes

I was involved in legislating dozens of laws, perhaps hundreds. But my glory didn't lie in legislative work, if there is any glory in it. The Israeli law books are full of laws that aren't enforced anyway.

Quotes by Yossi Sarid

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one...

Quotes by Yitzhak Rabin

Many would say the reason why they steal is because they want to have an arsenal for future political exploits. It is a lie. It is greed. In any case, even if you want to do that, you have no...

Quotes by Yemi Osinbajo

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

Quotes by Yiannis Stournaras

To say I'm the easiest person to live with would be a lie.

Quotes by Yancy Butler

Me Quotes

The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.

Quotes by Woody Allen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about honesty on camera?
Yes - one quote explains, "you have to believe in what you say." It goes on to say, "The camera is the arbiter of truth; it's the all-seeing eye that can pick out discrepancies," suggesting that dishonesty is hard to hide on screen. That theme connects with Believe quotes.
Is there a quote about the fear of living a lie?
Yes. One quote captures something unsettling: "When you're living a lie, the scariest thing is to be alone with your thoughts," suggesting that dishonesty is hardest to face in quiet moments alone.
Is there a simple, direct quote about refusing to lie?
Yes - one quote is short and firm: "I'm not going to lie to people." For more short, personal declarations like this, see Me quotes.
Is there a quote using "lie" to mean something other than dishonesty?
Yes. One quote uses "lie" in the sense of something lying ahead: "Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back," describing determination in the face of danger.
Where can I find more quotes about truth and personal conviction?
Browse Good quotes and Life quotes for more.

Others describe the isolation of living a lie or the resolve needed to march ahead even if a minefield lies in the way. Related pages: Good quotes and Me quotes.