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“The trouble is no one thinks anymore. Creative thinking is limited to a few. To sit or lie and think is a pleasant hobby.”
George E. Burch (1910–1986) first seen 1016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cited in Roberts, William C. (July 1986). "George Edward Burch, MD, 1910–1986". The American Journal of Cardiology. 58 (1): 162–167. doi:10.1016/0002-9149(86)90263-8. PMID 3524179.
“The political process, as we see it in the United States, is intolerant of uncertainty, and thereby forces politicians (and some experts) to lie, simply to be heard. The advantage goes to the official or politician who is sure of himself, even when wrong. When we reward dishonesty, we all pay the price. If not now, later.”
Harold Lewis (1923–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The most relaxed position you can get into is to lie on your back with pillows under both arms and under your knees. If you can't sleep in that position, relax this way and then turn over.”
Lloyd (Bud) Winter (1909–1985) said by 1985 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... she saw herself to be: a demystifier, a critical observer of social processes and systems, an outsider who could see through to the inside, a radical realist. Lessing's initial creative roots lie in this ...”
Lorna Sage (1943–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even not being liked has a certain virtue about it, if the reason for the dislike does not lie in yourself!”
Phyllis Bottome (1882–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He was so nearly honest a man, that his undigested lie, mortally disagreed with him.”
Phyllis Bottome (1882–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that all daughters, even when most aggravated by their mothers, have a secret respect for them. They believe perhaps that they can do everything better than their mothers can, and many things they can do better, but they have not yet lived long enough to be sure how successfully they will meet the major emergencies of life, which lie, sometimes quite creditably, behind their mothers.”
Phyllis Bottome (1882–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And I ain't gon' lie, I got money and the power.”
Lil Uzi Vert (born 1995) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Propriety carried beyond right bounds becomes a lie.”
Date Masamune (1567–1636) said by 1636 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reported in Nitobe Inazō, Bushido: The Soul of Japan, 13th ed. (1908), p. 56
“While the butter-cups toss golden heads, Consequential bees alight, Upon the downy saffron beds Of the dandelion, Fit for kings to lie on;There, a lazy butterfly, Like a thing adrift from Eden, While saucy insects flutter by In a busy throng, Slowly sails along.”
Ellen Russell Emerson (1837–1907) said by 1907 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Look at the lovely clothing you allow to lie about neglected, although you may soon be married and stand in need of beautiful clothes, not only to wear yourself but to provide for your bridegroom’s party. It’s this kind of thing that gives a girl a good name in the town, besides pleasing her father and her mother. Let us go and do some washing together the first thing in the morning.”
E. V. Rieu (1887–1972) said by 1972 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The bliss of the drunkard is a visible picture of the expectation of the dying atheist, who hopes no more than to lie down in the grave with the "beasts that perish.”
Jane Porter (1776–1850) said by 1850 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you are a Christian creatives within the secular space please pay attention! There’s an agenda to dissuade you from taking that space with a lie that the devil own that space! The devil owns Sin and carnality ‘Yes.’ But the earth is the Lord and the fullness thereof.”
“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them [Leviticus 20:13]. Both of these passages alone suffice to clarify unambiguously the church’s position on homosexuality.”
Vitus Huonder (1942–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is not always the people that are recognised to be the number one that really are number one. But the thing is that, as an artist, that is not what you should be in it for, you need to be in it to create impact... I disagree that if you're not charting, you're less creative. It's a big lie.”
“You know, in terms of the law, the deputy minister can’t be appointed as Acting Minister, only if let’s say there’s a reshuffle, then they can be appointed. And in terms of what is happening in the department, everything is going as normal. We are waiting for the acting Minister to start working with us. Yes, we have spoken to our staff. I cannot lie to you, the morale is a little bit low.”
Polly Boshielo wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yes, we have spoken to our staff to say that not everything is out of hand, they must focus on work and help our people... I cannot lie to you, the morale is a little bit low because we worked very well with the minister.”
Polly Boshielo wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We cannot afford this new fund to be delayed further by internal disputes between government and the private sector, which give the lie to claims that the trust deficit between them has finally been overcome.”
Toby Chance (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.”
George Ayittey (1945–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.”
George Ayittey (1945–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O valiant Hearts, who to your glory came Through dust of conflict and through battle-flame; Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved, Your memory hallowed in the Land you loved.”
John Arkwright (1872–1954) said by 1954 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Two daiquiris withdrew into a corner of the gorgeous room and one told the other a lie.”
John Berryman (1914–1972) said by 1972 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve been in these battles since 2011. I’ve won six elections. I’ve never failed. Four elections. Two reruns. So nobody should lie to anybody and say, ‘Oh, if this person stands in the election, he will defeat me,’”
Eteng Jonah Williams (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Women, they told themselves, had been excluded from the highly-skilled and better-paid industrial posts for two or more generations. They had been told that certain processes were beyond their power. It was a lie.”
Winifred Holtby (1898–1935) said by 1935 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Look, it’s very embarrassing. I won’t lie to you,”
Trevor Gumbi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have always been a big fan of DJ Maphorisa and his work, and so when I first got his call when I was at home in Mpumalanga from him, I felt a lot of emotions, I won't lie, because that phone call was the start of a great career that I didn't expect. Maphorisa changed my life, and that opportunity doesn't come easy or always, so when it presented itself, I grabbed it with both hands.”
Kabza de Small (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That is the way of the wickedness called war. It eats us all. In the end, it and it alone is the victor, no matter what the lie called history says. The god of War, Mars the Magnificent and Tragic, always wins.”
Stephen Hunter (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music is a convenient way to connect people from different cultures. With music, you don’t have to understand the language most of the time, as long as it fulfills your spirit and spirit doesn’t lie.”
“After many years on the stage and having played many roles... it is now time to lie low and watch others grow.”
Jimoh Aliu (1939–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh my gosh, it was traumatic. I'm not gonna lie. Like in a good way and bad way ‘cause I guess I always had been working towards that. And when it finally happened, I didn't expect it to happen that way,”
“The potency of women’s bodies is said to lie in the fact that many societies—including the Akan of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the Beti of Cameroon, the Malinké of Mali, the Igbo of Nigeria, and the Kikuyu of Kenya—consider women’s bodies as both life giving and life taking.”
Naminata Diabate (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“‘How to excavate below our conventional sight level to recover the views of myth and memory that lie beneath a surface that conceals more than it reveals, given the … limitations of the medium?”
David Lurie (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But looking back at my time at Sundowns, I don't want to lie, I was happy there.”
George Maluleka (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But for the majority of youth in Côte d’Ivoire, the official unemployment figure is 5 percent but, whatever, please do not lie to people. It is not 5 percent. The majority of people, they have qualifications, they cannot find a job”
Edwige-Renée Dro wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I can't lie and say I never made any bad financial decisions along the way.”
Sthembiso Ngcobo (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Obviously, you have your ups and downs every now and then, but it’s been okay, I won’t lie.”
Brilliant Khuzwayo (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yeah, I heard about that! I think it’s horrible, number one, and number two, a lie. C’mon, I’ve been to some cities on the road and didn’t see one pretty girl. I’m not going to name names.”
Eve (rapper) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For girls who are teenage mothers, this is their second chance. Their lives aren't finished. I'm not going to lie: You cannot be a referee without an education. But through refereeing, I will reinforce the importance of education for women.”
Akhona Makalima (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Six points are a lot. It's not a good thing. We cannot lie,”
Dumisa Ngobe (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was a very confusing period for me, I won’t lie…”
Tshegofatso Mabaso (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But it's funny because I don't really pursue and push really hard for the reality stuff. I'm not going to lie, I turn down reality shows if I feel like it's redundant, something I've done before, or something that just doesn't fit my image right now. But to be clear: I never really, really, really went away.”
Tiffany Pollard (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It will be a lie if we say athletics is clean. There are so many cheats out there and they need to be caught and totally banned from sport. We have come to a time when we can no longer hide this side of our sport. There is something wrong and it is our collective responsibility to safeguard track and field during this turbulent period.”
Saïd Aouita (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I won't lie to you – there are real dangers. And I think for too long the industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risks.”
Dario Amodei (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Most people assume that low benefits just force recipients to live frugally. But low benefits have another, more sinister effect that neither conservatives nor liberals like to acknowledge: they force most welfare recipients to lie and cheat in order to survive.”
Christopher Jencks (1936–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The marketing men branded me a product of development and a sign of change, Nothing could have been more of a lie. I wasn't a pioneer. Other black players had been Springboks before me, one of them in my own family [his uncle Avril was capped in 1984]. More have followed me. They know the vibe. They have felt it and been demoralised by it.”
Chester Williams (1970–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So, I didn't know what to do, should I call my mom, or should I tell my friend? But I was happy to get a call like that, I'm not going to lie”
Andile Simelane (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation.”
Benjamin Disraeli (misattributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The great masses of people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one. Especially if it is repeated again and again.”
Adolf Hitler (misattributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Martinis should never be shaken," he said. "They should always be stirred so that the molecules lie sensuously on top of each other . . .”
W. Somerset Maugham (attributed) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Robin Maugham, Conversations with Willie: Recollections of W. Somerset Maugham (1978), p. 106
“On thy wither'd lips and dry, Which like barren furrows lie, Brooding kisses I will pour, Shall thy youthful heart restore. (Such kind showers in autumn fall, And a second spring recall); Nor from thee will ever part, Ancient Person of my Heart.”
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source