"And I will not lie to you
But I definitely only gave you half the truth"
But I definitely only gave you half the truth"
— The Kaiser Chiefs, "Half the Truth"
"A halbe emes iz a gantse lign."
(Half a truth is a whole lie.)
(Half a truth is a whole lie.)
— Yiddish proverb
"A truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent."
Beats all the lies you can invent."
— William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence"
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them at your leisure."
"The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes, look behind words that have changed their meaning."
"Well, lying is lying, even from a 'certain point of view.'"
—Jedi Exile, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Obi Wan: Their shooting is precise... from a certain point of view.
Luke: That's Jedi code for 'I just lied my butt off', isn't it?
Luke: That's Jedi code for 'I just lied my butt off', isn't it?
"The slickest way in the world to lie is to tell the right amount of truth at the right time- and then shut up."
Harry: I've never lied to you, I've always told you some version of the truth.
Erica: The truth doesn't have versions, okay?
Erica: The truth doesn't have versions, okay?
Laura: But... I thought you said you worked in a hotel? How can you afford this?!
Sixx: I said I worked in the hotel business. Which I do. By which I meant I own a few hundred...
Sixx: I said I worked in the hotel business. Which I do. By which I meant I own a few hundred...
— Collar 6
"In a manner of speaking, yes. In another manner of speaking, which is a rather more precise and accurate manner of speaking, no."
— Carrot's father, Discworld: Guards! Guards!
"Senators, I presume you're acquainted with the collection of half-truths and hyperbole known as Obi-Wan Kenobi?"
— Satine Kryze, Star Wars: The Clone Wars
"She wasn't lying to me. She really believed it. And at one point, I did too. She was my little sister."
— Lucy Heartifillia upon realizing just who Michelle/Imitatia really was with her sacrifice, Fairy Tail
Real Life
"A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies."
— Alfred Tennyson
"The only reason Steven was awarded the black belt was because the judge, who was famous for his laziness, fell asleep during Steven’s presentation. The judge just gave him the black belt."
— Miyako Fujitani on Steven Seagal
"Pay attention: 'Access to healthcare' is not healthcare. I have 'access' to Ryan Reynolds. But he's not covering me."
"They say the economy is essentially sound because people are considering buying things. That's like saying fat people are healthy because they might exercise."
— Robin Williams, Weapons of Self-Destruction
