Don Miguel Ruiz Quotes

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.

Truth never was indebted to a lie.

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

I don't like to tell lies.

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.

The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

It's a weird thing about the truth: It protects you. What really makes you vulnerable is when you're lying because you're going to get caught. When you tell the truth, there's a strange relief that comes.

I don't do much lying in real life because I don't get away with it.

He who does not need to lie is proud of not being a liar.

Have you weaned yourself of your off-putting proclivity for not telling the truth/

I'm not a particularly good liar.

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

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

I don't tell lies. I don't need to.

I am sincere, ma petite, even when I lie.

Truth is love's mother, and we all know it is not wise to lie to anyone's mother.

If you're not gonna tell the truth, then why start talking?

The truth is a precious commodity. That's why I use it so sparingly.

"I'm sorry," she said humbly. "I haven't wanted to lie to you." "I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met." He thought about it for a moment, then added, " - or the best. Now I'm all confused.

Through language, we can tell the truth and hear the truth spoken, just as we can be deceived. Sometimes it's a painful realization: we can be lied to. As I write, I think of myself as putting my eye under oath, so that what I write is the truth about my characters.

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

You never monkey with the truth.

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.