Deception by DesignDeception by Design

Occasional essays on the art, science and psychology of deception and counterdeception.

Simon Henderson is an independent deception consultant working in the UK and the US.  His career has involved researching, teaching, and consulting on deception, counter-deception, information operations and cyber operations within a variety of government, military, and law enforcement organisations.  He is a keen student of magic and is passionate about novel and pro-social applications of deception.

Deception Quotations

Last updated 24/02/2022.

A database of deception quotations.

The database contains complete references for every quotation I have published. However, due to limitations in time and (quite frankly) inclination, many other quotations remain only partially sourced.

Feel free to use at your own risk!

Quotations are categorised by: General, Self-deception, 6BM (i.e., deception frameworks), Attention, Perception, Sensemaking, Expectations, Emotion, Behaviour, TAA (Target Audience Analysis), MILDEC (Military Deception), Improv (Improvisation), Counter-deception, Risk, Planning, OPSEC (Operational Security), MOE (Measures of Effectiveness), Ethics, Analytics, Cyber, and Proverbs.

Please let me know of any more complete sources, suggested corrections, duplicate entries, or new references that could extend the database.

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