Truth Quotes
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Dogmatism as Nietzsche means it implies that one possesses the truth, or at least the most important or the most valuable truth. Yet the truth is elusive like that woman of whom he spoke at the very beginning. Elsewhere he says we are the first generation which no longer believes that it possesses the truth. That is what he means by the end of dogmatism.
Leo Strauss
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In truth, men speak too much of danger.
Jose Marti
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Truth is to be sought with a mind purified from the passions of the body. Having overcome evil things, thou shalt experience the union of the union mortal divinity with the mortal man.
Pythagoras
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'Me, I am convinced it is the truth,' said M. Bouc, becoming more and more enamoured of his theory.
Agatha Christie
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We give up what we want to give up and keep what in some way we still want to keep. There are payoffs for holding on to small, weak patterns. We have an excuse not to shine. We don't have to take responsibility for the world when we're spending all our time in emotional pain. We're too busy. The truth that sets us free is an embrace of the divine within us.
Marianne Williamson
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The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags - they're gonna cough.
Barbra Streisand
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On the one hand I wonder, Was this really my story to tell? On the other hand, I just wanted the story to be told. But the truth is that I didn't think anybody was going to read it.
Kathryn Stockett
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Every time I try to tell people things about my career, I wonder if that's the truth or something I'm fantasizing about.
Johnny Mathis
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The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.
Bob Woodward
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Truth in science is always determined from observational facts.
David Douglass
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The right I claim is that of every human being to speak what he believes to be the truth to whomever he may meet on his way.
George A. Moore
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Shelley is truth itself and honour itself notwithstanding his out-of-the-way notions about religion.
Lord Byron
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The sad truth is that most of my husbands turned out to be convincing liars.
Joan Collins
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I suppose I ought to think up some dramatic, quotable phrase for Public Information and the history books, but I'm damned if any of them come to mind. Besides, admitting the truth wouldn't sound too good (...) The truth, Russell, is that now the moment's here, I'm scared shitless. Somehow I don't think even Public Information could turn that into good copy.
David Weber
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The thing that I fear discriminating against is humor and truth.
Charles Bukowski
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Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth.
Mel Gibson
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Ahimsa and Truth are my two lungs. I cannot live without them.
Mahatma Gandhi
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The truth is, "What is a journalist?" is one of those questions for which there is no proper answer. The prehistory of modern journalism shows it has been a ragged and confusing trade all the way through.
Andrew Marr
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Truth I have no trouble with, it's the facts I get all screwed up.
Farley Mowat
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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
Oliver Goldsmith
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As we have always seen here in the U.S. the universal truth about elections is that people vote their pocketbook.
Jennifer Dunn
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Knowing something may be a terrible burden to bear, but it holds no danger to them as aren’t afraid of truth.
Orson Scott Card
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How can faceless bureaucrats in an intelligence agency deny brave soldiers a chance to tell the truth?
Curt Weldon
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The Gospel purifies and renews: it bears fruit wherever the community of believers hears and welcomes the grace of God in truth and lives in charity. This is my faith; this is my joy.
Pope Benedict XVI