Good books tell the truth, even when they're about things that never have been and never will be. They're truthful in a… — Stanislaw Lem Copy Share Image
We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels and free thinkers. It's overrun with sheep and conformists. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
I no longer count as one of my merits that I always tell the truth as much as possible; it has become… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Tell the truth. Say what is happening. Allow what is, and allow it to be known. Bring your children up in a… — Vimala McClure Copy Share Image
“If only it were harder to lie, maybe she could stop. But lying was easy. Well, easier than telling the truth. And” — Emily Bleeker Copy Share Image
The poet's job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so… — Jane Kenyon Copy Share Image
There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
What I've tried to do in politics is two very simple things: tell the truth and do what I said I would… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I don't think people talk about mental illness a lot, but they need to know it's OK to talk about how they… — Michael Angelakos Copy Share Image
Maybe it's easier to think about dishonesty and what kind of trouble you can get into as a writer when love and… — Leigh Newman Copy Share Image
I think the rap community always tells the truth. And I think that it's important that we listen to their voices so… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been… — Jose Ramos-Horta Copy Share Image
The literary gift is a very dangerous gift to possess if you are not telling the truth, and I would a great… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Lincoln is theology, not historiology. He is a faith, he is a church, he is a religion, and he has his own… — Lerone Bennett, Jr Copy Share Image
I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillman… did not… — Jessica Lynch Copy Share Image
Lying eats into the soul. If it becomes a habit it frays the edge of your spirit. Truth telling, although sometimes harder… — Theresa Breslin Copy Share Image
That awkward moment when you're actually telling the truth, but you laugh, so people think that you're lying!.. — ItsFunnyLife Copy Share Image
And to tell the truth I don't want to let go of the wrists of idleness, I don't want to sell my… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
The conqueror writes history, they came, they conquered and they write. You don't expect the people who came to invade us to… — Miriam Makeba Copy Share Image
I'm never telling the truth again! It gets you hanged and locked out and starved and froze and hated . . . — Frances Hardinge Copy Share Image
All I could say was, "I don't know what to do." I remember her taking me by the shoulders and looking me… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I hate nothing more than sugary photographs with tricks, poses and effects. So allow me to be honest ?and tell the truth… — August Sander Copy Share Image
Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time,… — Harry S Truman Copy Share Image
You should tell the truth as often as you can, but in such a way as people don't believe you or think… — Auberon Waugh Copy Share Image
Acting is telling the truth under imaginary circumstances. I cannot think of a worse way to describe acting. Also, I'm the worst… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
One of life's regrets is that you didn't always tell the truth, and now it's too late, because the truth has changed. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
People think the blues is sad. They hear people moaning and such. That's not the blues. That's just somebody singing slow...The blues… — Alberta Hunter Copy Share Image
But I'm going to try to tell the truth. Except for the parts I'm leaving out, because there's still stuff I'm just… — Robin McKinley Copy Share Image
I'm just writing about people. People are dark and complicated. I'm trying to tell the truth; that's all that I do. — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
How can any company know if its processes, products, people are safe? Only if everyone is watching and telling the truth. The… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share Image
My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be blasphemy for… — Gerry Spence Copy Share Image
Now comes the big question: What are you going to write about? And the equally big answer: Anything you damn well want.… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
When you're on stage, unless you surrender to the moment, you're not telling the truth. I look for people that tell me… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
Thanks to the Middle East for giving us Christmas; the party of deceit to groom our kids. We already had solstice day… — Steve Fowler Copy Share Image
Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did… — Jeanne Moreau Copy Share Image
Picasso said, 'Art is a lie that tells the truth.' What if you just want to tell the truth and not lie… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
I'd always thought telling the truth to other people was hard, but maybe that was a snap compared to telling the truth… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
When you get people standing up saying, 'I'm going to just tell the truth; what do we have to fear?,' it encourages… — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
No. It's actually not okay. And I hate when people say that, when they say it's okay even though it's not. It's… — Nancy Werlin Copy Share Image
![“An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves. We are the monsters. (And the heroes too). Each of us has within himself the capacity for great good, and great evil.” quote by George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/783/george-r-r-martin-2-926_art_an-artist-has-an-obligation-to-tell-the_1622821.jpg)
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