Jean Rostand Quotes

Truth-tellers who expect others to believe them tend to speak naturally and un-self-consciously. But if they don't expect to be believed, they may try too hard to seem honest. Unfortunately, the result makes them sound less believable. Obviously, then, not every oddly phrased statement is a lie.

I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth.

A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

Don't lie if you don't have to.

I don't like to tell lies.

Because no matter what you say in life, the truth will always be the truth. You know when someone is telling the truth, you look in the eyes. I have a tendency to believe people.

Don't you ever ask me for a true statement again!

I don't like people lying; I like honesty.

I'm not a good liar. I just tell the truth; I think that's the best way.

I'm not a liar; I'm a truth teller.

I'm not going to lie to people.

I don't have any reason to lie about anything.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

You never monkey with the truth.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

I'm actually incapable of lying. I'm like a parody of a person who can't lie.

You cannot tell an audience a lie. They know it before you do; before it's out of your mouth, they know it's a lie.

Truth never was indebted to a lie.

I don't do interviews under false pretenses.

If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth.

I can take any truth; just don't lie to me.

I'm not a liar.

All I want and all I even ask of people in Hollywood is look, just be honest with me. Please don't lie to me. Whatever the situation is, be honest with me.

You want me to tell me the truth or do you want me to stroke you?