Everybody Lies Quotes:

because everybody lies. It's part of living in society .

- Nicholas Sparks

topic: Lying, Everybody Lies, People Lie

Everybody lies about sex.

- Robert A. Heinlein

topic: Sex, Lying, Everybody Lies

It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what.

- Hugh Laurie

topic: Lying, Variables, Human Condition, Everybody Lies, Best House

It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what. The weird thing about telling someone they're dying is it tends to focus their priorities. You find out what matters to them. What they're willing to die for. What they're willing to lie for.

- David Shore

topic: Lying, What Matters, Focus, Everybody Lies

People hide the truth because they're afraid.

- Nicholas Sparks

topic: People, Everybody Lies

Once you can fake sincerity, you can fake anything.

- Mary Jo Putney

source: Mary Jo Putney (2002). “The Spiral Path”, Center Point Pub

topic: Fake, Sincerity, Insincerity, Everybody Lies, Best House

People will tell you most of the story… and I’ve learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they’re afraid.

- Nicholas Sparks

topic: People, Important, Stories, Everybody Lies

I am amazed about how everyone wants to know about my love life. They whisper to me, 'Tell me the truth? Is it true?' Who cares? Because we have this job, we are to say to everybody what we do, or with whom we sleep? It's a bit absurd, but that's why everybody lies so much.

- Penelope Cruz

topic: Jobs, Lying, Love Life, Tell Me The Truth, Everybody Lies

Everybody lies...every day, every hour, awake, asleep, in his dreams, in his joy, in his mourning. If he keeps his tongue still his hands, his feet, his eyes, his attitude will convey deception.

- Mark Twain

source: Mark Twain, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays”, p.2131, GENERAL PRESS

topic: Dream, Attitude, Lying, Everybody Lies

The time has come, everybody lie down so you won't get hurt when the sun bursts.

- Neal Cassady

source: Neal Cassady (2005). “Collected Letters, 1944-1967”, p.145, Penguin

topic: Hurt, Lying, Sun, Everybody Lies

Everybody lies about sex. People lie during sex. If it weren't for lies, there'd be no sex.

- Jerry Seinfeld

source: 1998 In the NewYorkTimes,18 Dec.

topic: Sex, Lying, People, Everybody Lies, People Lie

Petra turned to her. "Everybody lies about who they are. Name one person here who isn't doing that and I will drop out right now!" Shanti felt that snake of truth coil around her legs, threatening to squeeze. "I didn't mean..." "No one ever does." Petra said, shoving the baton back at Shanti.

- Libba Bray

topic: Lying, Mean, Snakes, Everybody Lies, Petra

There are the stars--doing their old, old crisscross journeys in the sky. Scholars haven't settled the matter yet, but they seem to think there are no living beings out there. Just chalk... or fire. Only this one is straining away, straining away all the time to make something of itself. Strain's so bad that every sixteen hours everybody lies down and gets a rest.

- Thornton Wilder

source: Thornton Wilder (2007). “Thornton Wilder: Collected Plays & Writings on Theater”

topic: Stars, Lying, Journey, Our Town, Everybody Lies

The funny thing about Thanksgiving ,or any big meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it then go home and cook,chop,braise and blanch. Then it's gone in 20 minutes and everybody lies around sortof in a sugar coma and then it takes 4 hours to clean it up.

- Ted Allen

topic: Thanksgiving, Lying, Home, Everybody Lies, Friends Thanksgiving