Jesse Ball Quotes

It seems, by today's standards, that it's better to seek approval than to tell the truth. It's better to utter sweet nothings than to boldly say something of substance.

A world without any lies at all is not a good world, because it's artless and because there are no white lies, no flattery.

She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

Little white lies are told by humans all the time. Indeed, lying is often how we get through each day in a happy little bubble. We spend time and energy rationalizing our own behaviors, beliefs and decision-making processes.

I'm hopeless at telling lies. I can attempt strategic ones in order not to hurt people's feelings, but then I'll blow it 10 minutes later.

A man had rather a hundred lies told of him than one truth which he does not wish to be told.

If you believe that their real intention is to kill you, it isn't unreasonable to believe that they would lie to you.

Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should be kept secret, secret. We say, 'Nice song.' 'Honey, you don't look fat in that, no.'

I imagine how cool it would be if all small talk wasn't lies.

I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies.

All I do is lie, and that has made me immune to compliments.

I'm sick of people lying to me for my own good. Because really it's mostly for their own good.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

When we tell little white lies, we become progressively color-blind. It is better to remain silent than to mislead.

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

I always find the worst lies are told in relationships - I learned to never lie about your happiness in order to save someone's feelings from being hurt.

The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mother's advice about honesty being the best policy. Listen to your cool, drunk uncle who tells you to lie. Those are the relationships that last.

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

I suppose everyone tells little white lies. Quite often they're necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt. Whoppers? No, that's dangerous and they'll boomerang.

Like many people, I have a fascination with lies and the people who tell them. I wouldn't say I've never told a lie, but I don't think I've ever told one without both assuming I would be found out and feeling absolutely rotten about it.

'Tis not enough your counsel still be true; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.