Saving Face Quotes

We want to give them more than a choice between capitulation and strangulation.

We have only two alternatives: Bug Out [of the Vietnam War] or accelerate, and that we must escalate or the Presidency is lost.

... in so many Muslim communities now, saving face trumps critical thinking and truth-telling. This is why reform from within Islam is so difficult.

Fire is more bearable than disgrace.

Let's face it, the U. S. mission in Somalia has changed from saving lives to saving face.

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth.

“Exit Strategy” means trying to get out without looking too bad.

It is not permissible to lie merely to save one's face. But it is sometimes permissible to lie to save another person's face.