Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy; our existence challenges its life.
I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.
Most human beings today waste some 25 to 30 years of their lives before they break through the actual and conventional lies which surround them.
The real secret of magic lies in the performance.
Seeking to forget makes exile all the longer; the secret of redemption lies in remembrance.
The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.
Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living.
The increase of scientific knowledge lies not only in the occasional milestones of science, but in the efforts of the very large body of men who with love and devotion observe and study nature.
We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all eternity... But if it takes not place in me, what avails it? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me.
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.
I don't like being lied to, so I only lie about the stupid things. White lies, basically.
The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books we read. It is woven into the Psalms of the Bible, the ballads of the Beatles and practically every Bollywood film ever made. What is that treasure? Love. Love is the nature of the Divine.
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.
Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning.
The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.
The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.
Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words.
If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
Hillary Clinton may have lied about her emails, but Donald Trump lies about everything.
It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it.
The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past failures, but hold faith with those things that make us Conservatives.
The fundamental laws necessary for the mathematical treatment of a large part of physics and the whole of chemistry are thus completely known, and the difficulty lies only in the fact that application of these laws leads to equations that are too complex to be solved.
True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.
I've told so many lies about my age I don't know how old I am myself.
To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama.
Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies.
Not only do I never lie, I never respond to lies, no matter how vicious, no matter how hurtful.
Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.
True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.
The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.
As far as a nuclear weapons-free zone, you know, when the lion lies down with the lamb, and you don't need a new lamb every day to satisfy the lion, then we might have this kind of transformation in the Middle East.
