Truth Quotes
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The mythology is that political change happens only in election years. The truth is you build from election to election.
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If people really want to know and learn from history, why do they want bad history? Why don't they want good history? Wouldn't you rather know the truth, rather than the legend?
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You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.
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My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible.
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I cannot tell how the truth may be;I say the tale as 'twas said to me.
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I think we mustn't be afraid of the truth.
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It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
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Today, we are shapers of the world of tomorrow. That is plain truth. There is no way we can duck the responsibility, and there is no reason why we should.
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The only way to the truth is through blasphemy.
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To tell the truth, in Pacific 231 I was on the trail of a very abstract and quite ideal concept, by giving the impression of a mathematical acceleration of rhythm, while the movement itself slowed . I first called this piece Mouvement symphonique. On reflection I found that a bit colorless. Suddenly, a rather romantic image crossed my mind, and when the work was finished, I wrote the title Pacific 231, which indicates a locomotive for heavy loads and high speeds (a type unfortunately disappeared, alas, and sacrificed to electric traction).
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When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth.
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What has too often happened in the past is that people have threatened punishment but have failed to carry it out. It's imperative in any initiative that is undertaken that punishment be real and that there be truth in sentencing, and that the truly dangerous offenders - the recidivists and the career criminals - be put away and kept away.
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Truth is life's most precious commodity.
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It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to accept the universe as it is. The most effective way he knew to accomplish that, the most powerful tool at his disposal, was the scientific method, which over time winnows out deception. It can't give you absolute truth because science is a permanent revolution, always subject to revision, but it can give you successive approximations of reality.
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Not only is a good prank harmless, but, like a good story, it reveals an essential truth that would otherwise be hidden.
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It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the truth as an adventure into cynicism.
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I feel like I'm a professional storyteller, really. A lot of people say 'a truth teller,' and, if the writing supports it, that's what your aim is: to try and present people with a series of truths, and then they can make up their mind about those and whether they have any real credence or weight.
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The worst thing about cynicism is its truth.
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Truth is seldom appreciated and never understood, whereas a flattering lie is always appreciated and instantly understood.
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We hope that uncovering the truth behind Hariri's murder will show people that you can't get away with murder in Lebanon. The international community hopes to see an end to the series of brutal attacks including Chidiac's.
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Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth.
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Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.
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After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.
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Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.
