lie quotes

“We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution. ”

— Victor Hugo

“By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.”

— Franz Kafka

“Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.”

— Franz Kafka

“In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.”

— Franz Kafka

“There are only two things. Truth and lies. Truth is indivisible, hence it cannot recognize itself; anyone who wants to recognize it has to be a lie. ”

— Franz Kafka

“Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.”

— Franz Kafka

“One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.”

— Franz Kafka

“It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.”

“He who can believe himself well, will be well.”

“Where belief is painful we are slow to believe.”

“Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships; the poor man everywhere lies low.”

“Art lies by its own artifice.”

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”

— William Shakespeare

“Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.”

— Jean de La Fontaine

“Sadness flies away on the wings of time. ”

— Jean de La Fontaine

“ Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.”

— Jean de La Fontaine

“I believe in mythology. I guess I share Joseph Campbell's notion that a culture or society without mythology would die, and we're close to that. ”

— Robert Redford

“I had just arrived in New York from California. I was nineteen years old and excited beyond belief. I was an art student and an acting student and behaved as most young actors did - meaning that there was no such thing as a good actor, 'cause you yourself hadn't shown up yet.”

— Robert Redford

“The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.”

— Robert Redford

“I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower than me. I am the audience.”

— Quentin Tarantino

“Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.”

— Quentin Tarantino

“The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.”

— Joanne Kathleen Rowling

“I really don't believe in magic.”

— Joanne Kathleen Rowling

“I always believe that to be the best, you have to smell like the best, dress like the best, act like the best. When you throw your trash in the garbage can, it has to be better than anybody else who ever threw trash in the garbage can. ”

“I believe music should reflect yourself in some way and not just yourself at the given time. I feel that when you die or when you're going, someone's supposed to listen to that music and know everything about you. And I just try to get that across.”

“A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion. ”

“I don't want to believe my own hype.”

— Christina Aguilera

“My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing. ”

— Christina Aguilera

“America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. ”

— George Washington Bush

“I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.”

— George Washington Bush

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