The easiest person to deceive is one's self. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton More Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Quotes 3
Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive. Sir Walter Scott Scottish Novelist More Sir Walter Scott Quotes 2
Form no covetous desire, so that the demon of greediness may not deceive thee, and the treasure of the world may not be tasteless to thee. Zoroaster Iranian More Zoroaster Quotes 1
A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human. Alan Turing English Mathematician More Alan Turing Quotes 1
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! Walter Scott Scottish Novelist More Walter Scott Quotes 1
The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once. Rene Descartes French Mathematician More Rene Descartes Quotes 1
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people. Mark Twain American Author More Mark Twain Quotes 1
I think I can deceive people. I'm like, the nice, sweet girl when you meet me. And I don't have any bad intentions. But I'm a bad girl too. Alicia Silverstone Actress More Alicia Silverstone Quotes 0
I think people deceive themselves about themselves, particularly as they get older. Jeanette Winterson British Novelist More Jeanette Winterson Quotes 0
The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God. Charles Stanley American Clergyman More Charles Stanley Quotes 0
What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public. Vilhjalmur Stefansson Canadian Explorer More Vilhjalmur Stefansson Quotes 0
We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. Madame Swetchine Russian Writer More Madame Swetchine Quotes 0
A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour. Jonathan Swift Irish Writer More Jonathan Swift Quotes 0
To our knowledge, it is the first imaging study on people who lie, cheat and deceive as a group. Adrian Raine More Adrian Raine Quotes 0
It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown. Anatole France French Writer More Anatole France Quotes 0
We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. Anne Sophie Swetchine More Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes 0
the powerful lesson from Enron for me is the power of self delusion and how people rationalise and deceive themselves. And I think when Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling say they are innocent now, as they do with their trial approaching in early 2006, they mean it on a certain level. One smart financial observer said to me that he's never met the CEO of a fraudulent company who didn't come to believe in what he'd created. Bethany McLean More Bethany McLean Quotes 0
A lot of artists say they'd be happy in a classless society. But artists are often the first to deceive themselves. Put them in the kind of utopia they sentimentalize, and in no time, they would be binding their feet, lengthening their necks or flattening their heads, just to be different. Brad Holland More Brad Holland Quotes 0
Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: "You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.". Cesare Pavese Italian Poet More Cesare Pavese Quotes 0
Be wary, be wary, of the prosecutor who feels it necessary to deceive the court. Charles Ruff More Charles Ruff Quotes 0
I'm not denying anything. I wasn't trying to deceive anyone. But it was wrong. I overstepped the rule. It has happened before. But it won't happen in the future. I should have known better. Craig Johnston More Craig Johnston Quotes 0
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases; it is the easiest thing of all to deceive one?s self. Demosthenes More Demosthenes Quotes 0
It tends to deceive the consumer into thinking they're buying something fresh when they are not. Donna Rosenbaum More Donna Rosenbaum Quotes 0
It never has been my intent to deceive others and I take responsibility for not providing more specific information and not being clearer on my academic credentials. Donnie Marbut More Donnie Marbut Quotes 0