Greg Wise Quotes

Liars do look you in the eye. They do not always stutter, stammer, blush or fidget.

I couldn't tell the truth if my life depended on it.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

People who are lying are, understandably, more worried about being believed, so they work harder - too hard, as it were - at being believable.

People often cover their mouths when lying. A hand on the mouth or even a touch of the lips shows you that they are lying because this unconscious body language represents a closing off of communication.

Men lie the most. Men lie all the time.

Lying is the most simple form of self-defence.

Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist they're honest about everything.

The certainty with which Cameron informed MPs and Shadow ministers of the specifics of a Labour offer that never actually existed suggests a degree of flexibility with the truth.

The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.

I'm a really bad liar.

People for the most part can smell lies.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

… the most transparent liar I have ever met

You get so used to lying that after a while it’s hard to remember what the truth is.

[Richard Cheney is] an unabashed bender of the truth.

From the time you open the newspapers to the time the lights go off at night, it's all lies. We lie the most to the people closest to us. For fear of hurting them, breaking their heart, or worrying them.

Men lie all the time.

I don't use the word 'lying' easily.

As someone who specializes in deception, I'll tell you this much: When someone insistently implores, 'Believe me,' don't. Pleading 'believe me' or 'trust me' - insisting to people that you are telling the truth - is a tell-tale sign that you probably aren't.

Most people offer obvious telltale signs when they're lying.

Truth is often the favorite tool of those who deceive.

A lie cannot live.

I was one of the most brilliant liars as a child.

I lied to everybody. I lie very well, being an actress, naturally.