Albert Camus Quotes

A degree of lying - you know, white lies - seems to be inherent in all languages and all forms of communication.

It is perhaps being economical with the truth.

The average person tells a few white lies.

We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another.

Nobody can honestly say that they never lie.

People can lie in letters, but they tend not to. They certainly lie in memoirs.

If you have the ability to convince somebody of something that you don't necessarily think is the case, it's a valuable asset. Not that I'm, like, a pathological liar, but we spend most of the day not fully being honest, you know?

White lies keep social dignity intact and are far more prevalent than most people realize. Several studies have found that an average person is lied to from 10 to 200 times a day - mostly just to keep a conversation going, to avoid conflict, or to establish a connection with someone.

I don't like being lied to, so I only lie about the stupid things. White lies, basically.

Lies can be verbal or nonverbal, kindhearted or self-serving, devious or bald-faced; they can be lies of omission or lies of commission; they can be lies that undermine national security or lies that make a child feel better. And each type might involve a unique neural pathway.

One goes on with the blithe belief that who you really are is transparent to everybody. Then you realise, with some horror, that in fact it's not. So all you can do is keep muddying the waters a bit.

There are two ways of lying. One, not telling the truth and the other, making up statistics.

Unfortunately, as much as I am gullible, I also hate lying. I tend to tell the truth a lot... lying just isn't worth it. But I think I'm guilty of telling people that I'm 5 minutes away when really I'm about 45 or an hour away.

Little white lies are part of everyday life. If you're in court being charged with a felony, you're probably going to be tempted to lie. Or if your girlfriend asks you if the sweater she is wearing makes her look fat; you're going to lie because you love that person. There are different reasons and justifications to lie; it's human nature.

I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to be a lie, and those who live by what they believe, falsely, to be the truth.

It's been unsettling to discover that every form of narrative, even one that purports to tell the truth, is a kind of lying.

We're a nation of liars. But I mean that in the kindest sense.

Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.

I don't tend to lie. If I do, it's a little one. Like, 'I'm only around the corner...' when really I'm 10 minutes away.

Sometimes it is necessary to make things clearer than the truth.

Lying is one of the techniques of politicians .... They are economical with the truth.

When you're on the side of the angels, it's easier to stretch the truth.

Liars sometimes tell the truth; they don’t tell lies all the time.

Sometimes hyperbole and lying are not easily distinguishable [in politics].

If someone asks you if you're all right, and you say you are, that's usually a lie.