Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do. — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
I cared about us. But the cold hard truth was, nothing I said or did could realign the stars. — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“We simply must speak to each other honestly about all these hard truths.” — Historica Press Copy Share Image
“[..]the way you get her interested in you will also be the way you’ll lose her [..]” — Alice Walsh Copy Share Image
“When you took a man's job away from him, his ability to feed and clothe his family, that man was going to… — Darrin Grimwood Copy Share Image
“Which way would you walk—the way of hard truths or the way of fine lies?” “Truths,” he said. “I’ve come too far… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Real friends offer both hard truths and soft landings and realize that it's sometimes more important to be nice than to be… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
The patterns have become unmistakable and undeniable. ... We have to come to terms with some hard truths about race and justice… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Garry Shandling's stand-up specials were masterpieces of tightly crafted stories that delivered both hard jokes and hard truths. He was neurotic and… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
We need to remind people how fun skating is, how quirky skating is. If we went on TV and overlooked the cold,… — Tara Lipinski Copy Share Image
It's a hard truth for Americans to face, that neither team in Washington is going to guard what we love the most.… — Llewellyn Rockwell Copy Share Image
“Growing up on the fringe, you came to accept hard truths. Nothing was fair. the world was cold, unforgiving, and people died.… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
I think 'Candyman' is important in that way. Not necessarily my movie, but the concept of a sort of mythological figure that… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
There isn't going to be anyone to tell you what to do most of the time. It has to be your own… — Mary Gaitskill Copy Share Image
Sharona Muir has written a gripping personal memoir about her odyssey to rediscover and reclaim her father. Along the way she uncovers… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
If some good evidence for life after death were announced, I'd be eager to examine it; but it would have to be… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest tragedies of growing up is the discovery that your parents- and your teachers, and your sports heroes, and… — Robin Wasserman Copy Share Image
The truth of good economic doctoring is to know the general principles, and to really know the specifics. To understand the context,… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
In my creature impatience I am often caused to wish that there were some way to bring modern Christians into a deeper… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“The hard truths are the ones to hold tight. -The Old Bear, A Game of Thrones” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
They are resilient children, but they are children, and as much as they need help to understand the hard truths in life,… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I listen to a variety of music. The only common point is strong lyrics; I'm more obsessed with lyrics than music. I… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
“Life after love was possible. I was proof. Loss taught you about yourself, burrowed in the dark parts of your soul and… — Hailey Edwards Copy Share Image
Too many prefer gentle lies to hard truths. But make no mistake, in the end its better to be hurt by the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One important lesson I learned over and over is that, when you walk into any troubled organization, there is a delicate balance… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
We must begin by acknowledging a hard truth. We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. And in the final tolling it often turns out that the facts… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Take one, and you cannot take the other," she said. "But neither path is safe. Which way would you walk — the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“I don't like lies," said Bran, and I knew I'd failed to keep the pain of his revelation from my face. "Not… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
“We know we have to face hard truths and take strong steps, but we have not done so; instead, we have drifted.… — Bill Clinton Copy Share Image
“She knew that sex was a means of getting ahead and saw nothing wrong in exploiting male weaknesses for her own purposes.” — Alice Walsh Copy Share Image
“But neither path is safe. Which way would you walk—the way of hard truths or the way of fine lies?” Shadow hesitated.… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Scrape knees for love. Tell hard truths for love. And definitely run heart-first into the unknown for love. Try to have a… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“It should never be your job to pick up the pieces of a broken man or to housebreak one. There are far… — Alice Walsh Copy Share Image
Crafted with care and with love, this beautifully constructed novel reveals hard truths and difficult secrets. Diana Davidson is a writer of… — Pauline Holdstock Copy Share Image