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- Nov 07, 2020
True Quotes
Staying true, on screen and off.
These quotes circle around authenticity, from admitting to being a slow starter in a creative field to insisting that people stay true to what they actually believe. For similarly reflective quotes on personal conviction, see Dream quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a no-man's land in our politics: on the one hand, bounded by what we know to be true, and on the other hand, bounded by what the media says is politically correct. And that's where Donald Trump lives. And it's our failure to admit what we all know to be true in the guise of political correctness that fuels the Trump candidacy.
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- Nov 07, 2020
One, I have a wonderful publisher, Black Sparrow Press; as long as they exist, they will keep me in print. And they claim they sell very respectable numbers of my books, so I guess, and it's true, every place I go, my books are in libraries and on bookshelves.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
President Bush gave me a tremendous opportunity to serve as the vice president. I enjoyed very much having the opportunity to be a part of his team. He told me at the outset, he wanted me to sign on to be a part of his team - and he was true to his word, kept it. He was tough. He was decisive. He was also a pretty good politician.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the worst things we could do is start to act now as though the attack of 9/11 is a thing of the past and will never be repeated. That's just not true.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's kind of true, you do disappear off the planet if you are a middle-aged woman, but that has some advantages as well.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no objection to well-written romance, but I'd read enough of it to know that that's not what I had written. I also knew that if it was sold as romance I'd never be reviewed by the 'New York Times' or any other literarily respectable newspaper - which is basically true, although the 'Washington Post' did get round to me eventually.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think one of things is that all fantasy it seems to me works the way your brain basically works. This is perhaps a startling concept, but I think it's true.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is true that there comes a time when I do literally dream about McDonald's. I dream of supermarkets and drug stores, potato chips and the Sunday morning paper.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's the true meaning of being a leader: being able to deal with the consequences and take the responsibility for it. That's who I want to be.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
I trained for the drums for about two weeks, and then rocking out in front of an entire crowd was sort of like a dream come true. And now, Guitar Hero, I can't do that anymore. It's nothing like doing it on stage. I kinda wish I had a fake band, and we could go on tour.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to live, socially, in an almost unfinished society. Among the almost great, among the almost true, among the almost honest. That allows me to describe the anguish.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't even train for these fights. I'm not mad when people say that because it's true.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020