“The brand is lying about something, or at least misrepresenting it. When I read a bottle of shampoo or moisturizer or other beauty product, I always perceive a dark subtext. The words haunt me. It comes across as humorous to the reader/audience, but in fact the words really do make me a little bit queasy. Nothing is as easy or natural as consumer brands want us to think - no problem is as resolvable. Your hair will fall out, eventually. Yet we do have these brands, and we line our shelves with them. There's an inherent irony.” ThinkingWantLittlesFactsProblemLyingFallEasyBitsNaturalLinesDarkAudienceProductsHairReaderLittle BitHumorousBrandsConsumersPerceiveIronyBottlesInherentShelvesNo ProblemWant UShampooSubtextBeauty Products Author:Aaron Belz
“I've made my mind up that I will only do a film that I really, really love. I'm determined to lie low until a role comes along that really makes me want to work.” WantMindMadeFilmLyingRolesLowsDetermined Author:Jennifer Garner
“I'm a risk-taker. It's where my passion lies, so I don't want to play it safe. That means I'm going to fail sometimes.” WantMeanSometimesPlayLyingPassionFailingRiskSafeMy Passion Author:Hilary Swank
“My sons and I thoroughly enjoy Legos. We go to the toy store every week for more. I never want to take what we build apart; I want to put it on a shelf. My wife is starting to get a little annoyed with the Legos lying around.” WantLittlesLyingEnjoyWifeWeekSonStartingMy WifeStoresMy SonToysShelvesAnnoyedLegos Author:Mark Wahlberg
“Some people will lie to you because they mean to. Others will do it to tell you what you want to hear.” PeopleWantMeanLyingWhat You Want Author:Robert Herjavec
“On the whole, lying is a cheerful affair. Embellishments are intended to give pleasure. People long to tell you what they imagine you want to hear. They want to amuse you; they want to amuse themselves; they want to show you a good time. This is beyond hospitality. This is art.” PeopleWantGivingLongArtWholeShowsLyingPleasureImagineAffairGood TimesCheerfulHospitalityEmbellishment Author:Isabel Fonseca
“The Devil can so completely assume the human form, when he wants to deceive us, that we may well lie with what seems to be a woman, of real flesh and blood, and yet all the while 'tis only the Devil in the shape of a woman. 'Tis the same with women, who may think that a man is in bed with them, yet 'tis only the Devil; and...the result of this connection is oftentimes an imp of darkness, half mortal, half devil.” ThinkingMenWantHumansWellsMayRealHumorSeemsFormLyingReligiousResultsHalfDarknessBloodShapesBedDevilConnectionsAssumingFleshMortalsDeceivingFlesh And BloodHuman Form Author:Martin Luther
“Folk songs are evasive-the truth about life, and life is more or less a lie, but then again that's exactly the way we want it to be. We wouldn't be comfortable with it any other way. A folk song has over a thousand faces and you must meet them all if you want to play this stuff. A folk song might vary in meaning and it might not appear the same from one moment to the next. It depends on who's playing and who's listening.” IfsWayWantPlayMomentsMightFacesLife IsLyingSongNextStuffListeningDependsThousandComfortableFolksVaryFolk SongsTruth About Life Book:Chronicles Source: Chronicles
“A woman does not want the truth; what is truth to women? From the beginning, nothing has been more alien, repugnant, and hostile to woman than the truth - her great art is the lie, her highest concern is mere appearance and beauty.” WantDoeHas BeensArtLyingHighestArt IsConcernMereAppearanceAliensHostileGreat Art Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“I cant lie - I love talking to the people at my shows. Im so grateful to all my fans. I couldnt do it for this long without them. So if they want to come past to say hi and whatnot, then its part of my job to talk to them - and you know, it might be the best part of my job, too.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantLongShowsMightJobsPastLyingTalkingFansGratefulBeing The BestCantSo Grateful Author:Chuck Brown
“I don't believe that murders can be "solved." I think that this is the big lie of the mystery novel, that you should close the book and feel that the world is back in order and everything's all right. I want the reader to know that the world is not all right, and maybe we ought to do something about it.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantFeelsShouldBelieveBookBigsLyingOrderNovelMysteryOughtReaderMurderDon't BelieveMystery Novels Author:George Pelecanos
“I must have justice, or I will destroy myself. And not justice in some remote and infinite time and space, but here on Earth...I want to see with my own eyes the lamb lie down with the lion and the victim rise up and embrace his murderer. I want to be there when everyone suddenly understands what it has all been about. All the religions of the world are built on this longing, and I am a believer.” WorldWantEyeEarthLyingJusticeMy OwnSpaceBuiltInfiniteVictimEmbraceLongingBelieverLionsMurdererTime And SpaceLambsInfinite Time Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky
“The rules your parents teach you to live by are very different than the rules the world actually runs by. Most of the conventional wisdom is not only wrong, it's a lie told to us by people who want to control us. It doesn't help us, it helps them. Pretty much everything we're told as children (and adults, really) by the established power structures in our lives are made up fairytales us to reinforce that control: Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the tooth fairy, fat-free frozen dinners, religion, and metering lights on the highway--the list goes on” PeopleWorldWantChildrenMadeDifferentHelpingLightRunningLyingParentTeachOur LivesGoes OnAdultsStructureDinnerListsTeethFatsFairyLive ByConventionalEasterFrozenHighwaysSantaFairytaleSanta ClausBunniesConventional WisdomTooth FairyEaster Bunny Book:Hilarity Ensues Source: Hilarity Ensues
“As I see our world, I have never seen greater confusion, greater loss of meaning, greater uncertainty, and greater fear of what looms in front of us. Politics has gotten out of control everywhere. Nobody sees a mascot or a leader, and everyone wants to know what really lies ahead here.” KnowsWorldWantLyingLossLeaderGreaterFrontsConfusionUncertaintyOur WorldMascots Author:Ravi Zacharias
“Women want to serve, and this is where their happiness lies: but the free spirit does not want to be served, and this is where hishappiness lies.” WantDoeHappinessSpiritLyingWomenFree SpiritWomen Want Author:Friedrich Nietzsche