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
“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I kind of talk about songwriting in the sense that it's really not my job to try to state hard truths. I'm… — Denison Witmer Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The hard truth is carbon pollution has built up in our atmosphere for decades now. And even if we Americans do our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One must never have spared oneself, one must have acquired hardness as a habit to be cheerful and in good spirits in… — Friedrich Nietzsche 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
A hard truth: that courage can be without meaning or impact, need not be rewarded, or even known. The world has not… — Guy Gavriel Kay Copy Share Image
The first thing a writer has to do is find another source of income. Then, after you have begged, borrowed, stolen or… — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
“Oh no, she was never elitist. She said that far too many women are the accomplices of cruel, indifferent men. They lie… — Nina George Copy Share Image
“I can't find a man I want, and I'm beginning to think the problem is me. Maybe I expect too much. Maybe… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“I’ll take a hard truth over a gentle lie, every single time. I write to make peace with reality and to make… — Jeanette LeBlanc Copy Share Image
“If you want to do his soul good, why do you continually obstruct him? It hardly makes him a better man. Do… — Hilary Mantel 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
“[..]the way you get her interested in you will also be the way you’ll lose her [..]” — Alice Walsh 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
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
“...little girls are raised on fairy tales. No one ever tells you that sad things stay sad, some people die angry and… — Lisa Unger 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
I don't think it serves any minority or underrepresented group to be coddled. Because the world won't coddle you. So I actually… — Jessica Alba Copy Share Image
“We can order him to make appointments and talk to someone, but we can't force him to actually do the work. You've… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image