#dec

Diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise. ↗

— James Surowiecki

#decisions #diversity #diversity

If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#lying #self-deception #deception

Sorry, am I being rude?" she asks. "I'm used to saying whatever is on my mind. Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging ↗

— Veronica Roth

#divergent #quote #deception

We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more. ↗

— Scott Lynch

#thieves #deception

I didn't want normal until I didn't have it anymore ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#maggie-stiefvater #normal #deception

By the standards of a tourist strolling past looking for a quick lunch, the place was a dive. The sign on the window was small and easy to miss, and the antique feel of the place wasn't the prepackaged, old-shit-on-the-wall nostalgia that came with so many chain restaurants. The cafe was just old, and everything about it said old. But Jon liked it that way, if only because it kept the tourists away and spared him from hearing imported ignorance when there was plenty of local ignorance to go around. ↗

— Scott B. Pruden

#humorous-quotes #immaculate-deception #satire #science-fiction #science-fiction-comedy

I can take care of myself, but I can’t take care of myself and a child. I’ve decided to give myself up for adoption.
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— Jarod Kintz

#adult #adulthood #child #children #decision

When one feels no shame in telling a deliberate lie, there is no evil, I tell you, he will not do. ↗

— Buddha Gotama

#deception #evil #lies #truth #deception

Don't worry about it, Mikey," Dee said comfortingly. "You'll probably be next, so you won't be here when our Great Deception comes crashing down. ↗

— L.J. Smith

#michael #the-chase #the-forbidden-game #deception

People’s feelings are easily swayed. The things reflected in people’s eyes are full of deception. Nothing is as it appears. ↗

— Ai Yazawa

#deception