- Quietly
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- Nov 07, 2020
Truth Quotes
Truth, examined from a few angles.
This set opens with the idea that a story's meaning ultimately depends on the relationship between reader, writer, and character, before turning to a pointed geopolitical observation about oil and foreign intervention. For more grounded reflections, see Heart.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want someone to get some lame advice that will send them in the wrong direction.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Speaking up for the truth isn't always easy. It takes courage, but it's necessary.
- Nov 07, 2020
Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is her shadow.
- Doubt
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.
- Destitute
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- Nov 07, 2020
Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.
- Garments
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like the seasons of the year, like history, truth also repeats itself. But we seldom recognize it when great poets or true artists - the prophets and the priests of our day - present it to us in garments spick and span, following the fashion of the age, the slant of its fancy, the turn and temper of its mind.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The truth is, I like to engage with life fully. Given an opportunity to do something I don't often get a chance to do, I feel the need to try it, even if I suspect I'll make a fool out of myself.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
The name America has definitely grown on me. I wish there was a big patriotic story behind it, but the truth is that my grandfather was a librarian who knew all sorts of random facts.
- Storm
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're caught up in the storm or, you know, just the turmoil of everything that there is another side and you do get through it. And you know, just standing by the truth and doing the right thing.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we label human beings and flatten them to just a splashy headline, we lose decency and the truth.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was interviewing Hillary Clinton, I knew when I'd ask her something that she wasn't going to give me the complete truth because she would break eye contact with me.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we remove all judgment and preconceived ideas of who a person is, the truth is, we are all blessed with the same emotions and desires.
- Naked
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- Nov 07, 2020
War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are aimed at collective murder. In a nuclear age the victims would be numbered by the millions. This naked truth must be faced.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies. They cannot face the truth of human equality because it reveals the horror of the injustices they commit.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, first of all, we've got to get away from being offended by the truth. We've seen a 41 percent increase in food stamp recipients across the United States of America since President Obama was sworn in in January 2009. That has nothing to do with black, white, Hispanic or whatever. It's a fact, and we need to, you know, deal with that.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020