All Quotes By Tag: Lies

“It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth.”

“All right,” said Susan. “I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need… fantasies to make life bearable.”REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.”Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—”YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.”So we can believe the big ones?”YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.”They’re not the same at all!”YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME…SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.”Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what’s the point—”MY POINT EXACTLY.”

“If God had not permitted the people of Jerusalem to be torn asunder and driven them from the land, but had let them keep it after before, no one could convince them that they are not God`s chosen people.”

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”

“There are three types of lies — lies, damn lies, and statistics.”

“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.”

“I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”

“So you’re always honest,” I said.”Aren’t you?””No,” I told him. “I’m not.””Well, that’s good to know, I guess.””I’m not saying I’m a liar,” I told him. He raised his eyebrows. “That’s not how I meant it, anyways.””How’d you mean it, then?””I just…I don’t always say what I feel.””Why not?””Because the truth sometimes hurts,” I said.”Yeah,” he said. “So do lies, though.”

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”

“To seek truth requires one to ask the right questions. Those void of truth never ask about anything because their ego and arrogance prevent them from doing so. Therefore, they will always remain ignorant. Those on the right path to Truth are extremely heart-driven and childlike in their quest, always asking questions, always wanting to understand and know everything — and are not afraid to admit they don’t know something. However, every truth seeker does need to breakdown their ego first to see Truth. If the mind is in the way, the heart won’t see anything.”

“If the Creator stood before a million men with the light of a million lamps, only a few would truly see him because truth is already alive in their hearts. Truth can only be seen by those with truth in them. He who does not have Truth in his heart, will always be blind to it.”

“You can only blame fake news so many times before the truth starts to emerge from the newsprint.”

“You get what you reap when you plant the seeds of deceit.”

“My legend is written in stone, but my deeds are written in ink.”

“Truth will always be fabricated so that the lies can be hidden within.”