“A person is strong only when he stands upon his own truth, when he speaks and acts with his deepest convictions. Then, whatever the situation he may be in, he always knows what he must say and do. He may fall, but he cannot bring shame upon himself or his cause. If we seek the liberation of the people by means of a lie, we will surely grow confused, go astray, and loose sight of our objective, and if we have any influence at all on the people we will lead them astray as well - in other words, we will be acting in the spirit of reaction and to its benefit.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsMayMeanPersonsSpiritLyingFallSpeakStrongGrowsCausesActingSituationInfluenceBenefitsSightShameConvictionReactionsObjectivesLiberationConfused Author:Mikhail Bakunin
“Manipulating situations is one thing, but lying is another. My theory (especially with girls) is that if you don't lie, you can't be held responsible for anything bad that goes down.” IfsLyingGirlSituationOne ThingTheoryResponsibleDon't Lie Author:Lauren Barnholdt
“I am convinced that the moment is coming when, with its message of eternal, universal values, it will come to the aid of our society. For in these words: "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," lie those very moral principles that will enable us to survive even the most critical situations.” MomentsLyingValuesSituationMoralPrinciplesEternalMessagesUniversalCriticalConvincedAidsNeighborOur SocietyThyselfMoral PrinciplesLove Thy Neighbor Author:Boris Yeltsin
“I speculate that the genesis of the chicken-joke lies in some situation such as the one illustrated above, but over time the original context of the joke was lost, which left the chicken sadly decontextualized.” LyingLostLeftSituationJokesOriginalsChickensGenesis Author:Ryan North
“The secret of the nobility and beauty of great ladies lies in the art with which they can shed their veils. In such situations, they become like ancient statues. If they kept the merest scarf on, they would be lewd. Your bourgeois woman will always try to cover her nakedness.” IfsTryingArtWould BeLyingSecretSituationAncientShedVeilsNobilityStatuesBourgeoisScarves Author:Honore de Balzac
“I would start drinking something terrible if I were in a situation where I was surrounded by lies or quiet or secrets. It's just not a real life.” IfsRealLyingSecretSituationTerribleQuietDrinkingReal Life Author:Angelina Jolie
“I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation. I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.” ThinkingLyingSituationComedyModernDramaGreekPerformersGreek Drama Author:Brendan Coyle
“I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation.” ThinkingLyingSituation Author:Brendan Coyle