Top 483 Deception Quotes & Sayings - Page 2
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Last updated on November 9, 2024.
This, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses.
The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.
One eye is open to all truth, the other closed to all deception.
Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil.
The only safety is in the middle of total misunderstanding and deception.
Self-deception helps us deceive.
The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
Compromise is the door through which deception enters.
Those who think their intellect will keep them from deception are already deceived.
The assumption that seeing is believing makes us susceptible to visual deception.
It is very easy to make an art film. They are an exercise in self-deception.
Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.
See God in everyone. It is deception to teach by individual differences and karma.
The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
A 'no' does not hide anything, but a 'yes' very easily becomes a deception.
Avoidance of self deception is a matter of integrity not comfort.
A dolphin's smile is the greatest deception. It creates the illusion that they're always happy.
When we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception.
Lives begun in deception are always lived in shadow." (Stated by Yellowfang, page 3)
Self-deception is sometimes as necessary a tool as a crowbar.
This was no ordinary UFO. Scores of people saw it. It was no illusion, no deception, no imagination.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.
Rationalization may be defined as self-deception by reasoning.
Dibakar Banerjee comes across as an intellectual filmmaker. That is a deception.
In Indian politics, deception seems a byword. I'll have none of that.
Sincerity is the eventual deception of all great men.
The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness.
Deception is a tactic: use it. Do whatever it takes to win.
The human mind has an infinite capacity for self-deception.
Novel-writing is a bit like deception. You lie as little as you possibly can. That's the way I do it, anyway.
Anything that a batsman cannot pick from the wrist is deception.
The only gratification that science denies to us is deception.
People come to music to seek oblivion: is that not also a form of deception?
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.
Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.
All martial art is simply an honest expression of one's body — with a lot of deception in between.
I just think, as a model, it's taught me to be a master of deception and illusion.
A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of low truths.
Acting is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience.
Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
Deception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power
When you love someone, you can't lie to them. It hurts to much. It's a deception that goes too deep.
It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of individual's and society's self-deception.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
There is deception. People who think they are enlightened and it's just ego.
Life is deceitful because all warfare is based on deception.
The worship of false gods is always an outgrowth of spiritual deception.
Once the doors close there can be no lie or deception and the lights will tell all!
The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception.
I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned.
The "passion for incredulity" can produce as much self-deception as the uncritical will to believe.
When I got back from shooting 'Deception,' I was under contract with NBC, so I can't really do anything.
The only thing infinite is our capacity for self-deception
It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of self-deception.
World War II provides a string of celebrated cases of deception and manipulation.
Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
Our capacity for self-deception has no known limits
We live in imaginary, virtual worlds created by corporations that profit from our deception.
People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.
I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.
