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Truth Quotes

"Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good."

"Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good."

Alan Cohen, American Businessman

Truth, Living, Will

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"Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that."

"Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that."

Nathan Lane, American Actor

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"Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy."

"Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy."

Tertullian, Roman Author

Truth, Enemy, Hatred

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"The hack songwriter will write the absolute truth every single word, whether it makes a great song or not."

"The hack songwriter will write the absolute truth every single word, whether it makes a great song or not."

Paul Westerberg, American Musician

Truth, Song, Will, Word

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"In this play we're dealing with relative truths - who's lying, who's telling the truth. But underneath that, Ed and I have hit this deeper level of intimacy between old friends that comes out in the play."

"In this play we're dealing with relative truths - who's lying, who's telling the truth. But underneath that, Ed and I have hit this deeper level of intimacy between old friends that comes out in the play."

Fred Ward, American Actor

Truth, Friends, Intimacy, Lying

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"What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public."

"What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public."

Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian Explorer

Truth, Advertising, Difference, Public

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"This commitment to truth is something one senses more and more Americans yearning for, just as they are becoming more and more sophisticated at knowing when the truth is being obscured - an irony that seems to elude most of today's elected officials."

"This commitment to truth is something one senses more and more Americans yearning for, just as they are becoming more and more sophisticated at knowing when the truth is being obscured - an irony that seems to elude most of today's elected officials."

Michael Musto, American Writer

Truth, Americans, Being, Commitment

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"We were talking about the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion. Never glimpse the truth - then it's far too late when they pass away."

"We were talking about the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion. Never glimpse the truth - then it's far too late when they pass away."

George Harrison, British Musician

Truth, People, Illusion, Space

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"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."

"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."

Andy Rooney, American Journalist

Truth, People, Facts, Will

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"I said the first concern of the administration of justice must, of course, be the individual. The second concern is the truth."

"I said the first concern of the administration of justice must, of course, be the individual. The second concern is the truth."

Elliot Richardson, American Lawyer

Truth, Concern, First, Justice

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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."

"Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth."

Bob Barker, American Actor

Truth, People, Idea, Nothing

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"Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails."

"Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails."

Clarence Darrow, American Lawyer

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"The smile on your face lets me know that you need me, there's a truth in your heart that says you'll never leave me, and the touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall."

"The smile on your face lets me know that you need me, there's a truth in your heart that says you'll never leave me, and the touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall."

Allison Krauss, American Musician

Truth, Heart, Smile

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"The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy."

"The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy."

Ken Kesey, American Author

Truth, Cruelty, Mercy

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"In Afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror, and they all look at it and claim that they hold the entire truth."

"In Afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror, and they all look at it and claim that they hold the entire truth."

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian Director

Truth, Afghanistan

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"Truth, which is important to a scholar, has got to be concrete. And there is nothing more concrete than dealing with babies, burps and bottles, frogs and mud."

"Truth, which is important to a scholar, has got to be concrete. And there is nothing more concrete than dealing with babies, burps and bottles, frogs and mud."

Jeane Kirkpatrick, American Diplomat

Truth, Babies, Frogs, Nothing

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"Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers."

"Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers."

William Penn, English Leader

Truth, Arguments

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"Tell me the truth - do you think I've lost my Southern accent? I feel it comes back to me only when I'm shouting at fights or at baseball games."

"Tell me the truth - do you think I've lost my Southern accent? I feel it comes back to me only when I'm shouting at fights or at baseball games."

Cleo Moore, American Actress

Truth, Baseball, Games

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"Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth."

"Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

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"Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth."

"Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth."

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Poet

Truth, Fight, Freedom

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"One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth."

"One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth."

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, British Novelist

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"Where every moment is about truth and I think it's a great challenge every night. That's what really drove me to wanting to do theatre, and it's great."

"Where every moment is about truth and I think it's a great challenge every night. That's what really drove me to wanting to do theatre, and it's great."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

Truth, Challenge, Night, Theatre

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"Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse."

"Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse."

Dorothy L. Sayers, British Author

Truth, Lawyers, Mystery, Nothing

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"Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth."

"Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth."

Jack Schwartz, American Scientist

Truth, Belief, Concern, Will

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"No one is entitled to the truth."

"No one is entitled to the truth."

E. Howard Hunt, American Criminal

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"The intuition of free will gives us the truth."

"The intuition of free will gives us the truth."

Corliss Lamont, American Philosopher

Truth, Freewill, Intuition

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"Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so."

"Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so."

Mark Twain, American Author

Truth, Nothing, Will, Wrong

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"I put myself on the line with my truth and my sexuality. That is my choice. My choice."

"I put myself on the line with my truth and my sexuality. That is my choice. My choice."

Anne Heche, American Actress

Truth, Choice, Sexuality

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"Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence."

"Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

Truth, Falsehood, May, Silence

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"He said true things, but called them by wrong names."

"He said true things, but called them by wrong names."

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English Poet

Truth, Names, Wrong

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"While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the real truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors, he is a moral coward."

"While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the real truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors, he is a moral coward."

Al Gore, American Vice President

Truth, Courage, Financial, Strength

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"Idolatrous beliefs have eroded the foundations of truth. Whether ancient or modern, all have posed alternatives to the biblical way of approaching God."

"Idolatrous beliefs have eroded the foundations of truth. Whether ancient or modern, all have posed alternatives to the biblical way of approaching God."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Truth, Idolatrous, Beliefs, Honesty

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"I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It is the truth."

"I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It is the truth."

Brad Pitt, American Actor

Truth, People, Genetics, Hate

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"Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth."

"Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Truth, Doctrine, Poet, Khalil Gibran

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"I've never met or spoken to David Lee Roth, yet it's rather ironic that even he's saying Eddie's lying about things. I'm saying he's not telling the truth, yet Eddie insists that the two of us are lying! You be the judge."

"I've never met or spoken to David Lee Roth, yet it's rather ironic that even he's saying Eddie's lying about things. I'm saying he's not telling the truth, yet Eddie insists that the two of us are lying! You be the judge."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

Truth, Lying, Saying

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"As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, 'What is truth?'"

"As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, 'What is truth?'"

Richard Whately, English Writer

Truth, Difference, End, May

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"In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions."

"In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions."

William Osler, Canadian Scientist

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"Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth."

"Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth."

Ludwig Borne, German Writer

Truth, Illusion, Losing

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"It's a complete lie, why do people buy these papers? It's not the truth I'm here to say. You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one. I don't care what the story is, do not judge them because it is a lie."

"It's a complete lie, why do people buy these papers? It's not the truth I'm here to say. You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one. I don't care what the story is, do not judge them because it is a lie."

Michael Jackson, American Musician

Truth, Lie, People, Care

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"What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice."

"What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Truth, People, Choice, Country, Now

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"It is terrible to destroy a person's picture of himself in the interests of truth or some other abstraction."

"It is terrible to destroy a person's picture of himself in the interests of truth or some other abstraction."

Doris Lessing, English Writer

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"Although I had arrived in total darkness the light of truth at once burst upon my mind and I perceived most clearly that the republicans had overreached themselves."

"Although I had arrived in total darkness the light of truth at once burst upon my mind and I perceived most clearly that the republicans had overreached themselves."

Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman

Truth, Darkness, Light, Mind

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"Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind."

"Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Truth, Faithfulness, Fidelity, Mind

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"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people."

"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

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"There's always a germ of truth in just about everything."

"There's always a germ of truth in just about everything."

Jim Lehrer, American Journalist

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"This is the absolute truth: and on this truth our tactics must be based. All tactics that are not based on this are false, and lead the proletariat to terrible defeat."

"This is the absolute truth: and on this truth our tactics must be based. All tactics that are not based on this are false, and lead the proletariat to terrible defeat."

Herman Gorter, Dutch Poet

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"He who begins by loving Christianity more than Truth, will proceed by loving his sect or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all."

"He who begins by loving Christianity more than Truth, will proceed by loving his sect or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all."

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English Poet

Truth, Christianity, Church, End

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"Truth starts with truth and ends with truth."

"Truth starts with truth and ends with truth."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Truth, Honesty, Integrity, Consistency

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"One lie will keep out forty truths."

"One lie will keep out forty truths."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Truth, Lies, Deception, Reality

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"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."

"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."

William Blake, English Poet

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