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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
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
I discovered that I, a writer of what is known as creative nonfiction, could do the research and bridge the gap in my books and lectures through true storytelling. This is not 'dumbing down' or writing for eighth graders. It is writing for readers across cultures, age barriers, social and political landscapes.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
Creative non-fiction is such a liberating genre because it allows the non-fiction writer, whether he or she be journalist or essayist, to use all of the techniques of the fiction writer and all of the ideas, creative approaches, that fiction writers get a chance to use, but they have to use it in a true story.
- Expect
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nonfiction means that our stories are as true and accurate as possible. Readers expect - demand - diligence.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's true that French are not very sophisticated in the sense that they don't dress up for dinners. They are not like Americans, where they are always perfect - the girls are not very sporty; they don't take care of themselves as much as Americans, who always have very white teeth and are so fit.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true.
- Forecasting
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- Nov 07, 2020
True enough, the Fed needs radical reforms. In particular, it needs to replace its failed forecasting models and be rid of the academics who overwhelm the Fed system.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many liberals argue that big U.S. companies don't really pay the top corporate rate. While this is sometimes true, it's mainly because, during recessions, companies lose money, and get a tax loss carryforward that temporarily reduces their effective rate. But during economic expansions, when profits rise, companies then do pay the top rate.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tax reform likely will be the first policy action in a Trump administration. A close second will be a thorough repeal and rewrite of Obamacare, restoring a freer market with true consumer choice and competition among providers.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Scientists don't read theology; they don't read philosophy. It doesn't make any difference to what they're doing - for better or worse, it may not be a value judgment, but it's true.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the question of information security, he claims that, in a Trump Administration, the U.S. government will not spy on its own citizens. If true, this would represent a turn away from the strong language that he has used about identifying terrorists on our soil.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.
- Said
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- Nov 07, 2020
It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today.
- American Values
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- Nov 07, 2020