What phrase is strongly associated with Dr. Gregory House in House M.D.?

“Everybody lies” is the phrase strongly associated with Dr. Gregory House in House M.D.

House uses the statement to express his belief that patients and other people routinely conceal facts, misunderstand events, or present information in a self-serving way. Because diagnosis depends on accurate evidence, he treats every account as potentially incomplete.

The phrase reflects one of the show's recurring themes: medical diagnosis is not only a matter of symptoms but also of interpreting unreliable human testimony. House therefore often investigates patients' homes, habits, relationships, and private behavior instead of accepting their first explanations.

“Everybody lies” is a recurring House quotation rather than the official title of the series. It is also the title of an episode from the show's first season, which helped cement the line as part of the character's identity.