Quotes by Lying In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn pillarscountrylying Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn warpeacelying Let us not forget that violence does not live alone and is not capable of living alone: it is necessarily interwoven with falsehood. Between them lies the most intimate, the deepest of natural bonds. Violence finds its only refuge in falsehood, falsehood its only support in violence. Any man who has once acclaimed violence as his method must inexorably choose falsehood as his principle. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn supportmenlying The simple act of an ordinary courageous man is not to take part, not to support lies! Let that come into the world and even reign over it, but not through me. Writers and artists can do more: they can vanquish lies! ... Lies can stand up against much in the world, but not against art. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn simplelyingart Bless you prison, bless you for being in my life. For there, lying upon the rotting prison straw, I came to realize that the object of life is not prosperity as we are made to believe, but the maturity of the human soul. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn maturitybelievelying Any man who has once acclaimed violence as his method must inexorably choose falsehood as his principle. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn warpeacelying Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn warpeacelying The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering, but in the development of the soul... Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spirituallyingthinking It is within the power of writers and artists to do much more: to defeat the lie! Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn defeatartistlying Violence does not and cannot flourish by itself; it is inevitably intertwined with lying. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn violencedoelying The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn responsibilityhumanitylying In our age, when technology is gaining control over life, when material well-being is considered the most important goal, when the influence of religion has been weakened everywhere in the world, a special responsibility lies upon the writer. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn responsibilitywritinglying The perception of the West as mostly a "knight of democracy" has been replaced with the disappointed belief that pragmatism, often cynical and selfish, lies at the core of Western policies. For many Russians it was a grave disillusion, a crushing of ideals. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn crushselfishlying When truth is discovered by someone else, it loses something of its attractiveness. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn honestytruthlying One drop of truth can outweigh an ocean of lies Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn oceanlying I was lying in bed on a Saturday morning, reading the paper, when my phone went. The caller was Rangers director, Jack Gillespie, and he offered me the manager's job at Ibrox. I was flattered but declined with thanks. John Greig was a good friend of mine and I had no intention of being involved in ousting him. Alex Ferguson morningjobslying The internet connects us all and provides this fabulous fact-checking mechanism, and yet at the same time, the power of lies is conveyed much more efficiently now because they're accepted so fast. Alex Gibney fabulouslyingfacts Raw, naked truth exchanged between the black man and the white man is what a whole lot more of is needed in this country - to clear the air of the racial mirages, cliches, and lies that this country's very atmosphere has been filled with for four hundred years. Alex Haley mencountrylying It's easy to be lazy when there's food lying around backstage or there's a fast-food joint a couple blocks away. But if you walk a little further, ask around a bit, of course there are exciting things to discover. Alex Kapranos blockcouplelying I think the use of lethal injection is the way of lying to ourselves, to make it look like executions are peaceful, are benign, are sort of like going to sleep, and they're not. They're brutal things. Alex Kozinski sleeplyingthinking«1314151617181920212223»
