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Deception Quotes
The line between illusion and truth, examined.
This collection of deception quotes ranges from military strategy, where every campaign leans on misdirection, to the quieter horror of realizing your own identity was shaped by falsehood. Browse God quotes for a companion set on belief and honesty.
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When I got back from shooting 'Deception,' I was under contract with NBC, so I can't really do anything.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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Recorded engine sounds, however, are a deliberate deception. They're like going to a concert and listening to a recording. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind buying a BMW recording and installing it in my '96 Jeep Cherokee.
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The English language has 112 words for deception, according to one count, each with a different shade of meaning: collusion, fakery, malingering, self-deception, confabulation, prevarication, exaggeration, denial.
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If Edith Wharton lived in the Age of Innocence, surely we now live in the Age of Deception.
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When a pointed question is beaten back with an attack or threat of, 'How dare you...' it's a reliable signal that deception is involved. Trump is a master at this.
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The 'free market' is a creed that stirs up near religious devotion among its believers. It is in fact a con, a myth, a great deception.
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In the last few years, the very idea of telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is dredged up only as a final resort when the alternative options of deception, threat and bribery have all been exhausted.
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Insight into character comes from listening intently to the spoken word. The physical person, their charisma, charm and dramatic flair is more often used to persuade audiences, as they use these stealth tools of disguise and deception.
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