“The difference between a novelist and a historian is this: that the former tells lies deliberately and for the fun of it;… — Halldor Laxness Copy Share Image
This is what's so hard about our current politics: things poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth. — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
In this play we're dealing with relative truths - who's lying, who's telling the truth. But underneath that, Ed and I have… — Fred Ward Copy Share Image
Telling the truth is much better then telling a lie that will sooner or later you will have to explain. By then..… — Yolo__price Copy Share Image
People come telling the truth. When I ask how thing are in the States, they don't give me the okeydoke. They say,… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
If only these walls could talk…the world would know just how hard it is to tell the truth in a story in… — Gregg Olsen Copy Share Image
In the process of telling the truth about what you feel or what you see, each of us has to get in… — June Jordan Copy Share Image
I learned at a very early age, the easiest thing in the world is to tell the truth, and then you don't… — Robert Evans Copy Share Image
Journalism should be truthful and entertaining. You know, with news and important facts you can entertain people too. Have a little humor.… — Jimmy Breslin Copy Share Image
“Jesus from the moment he first appears in Galilee is a sign of contradiction, fomenting revolution through telling the truth about the… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
The distinctive feature of my family was intolerance of sensitivity and emotion - 'Everything's great, it all has to be great all… — Rachel Cusk Copy Share Image
“Sometimes keeping a secret seems like the right thing to do because telling the truth might hurt someone and makes it seem… — Ginny L. Yttrup Copy Share Image
Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end, giving them… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Happiness is about being proud of who you are. Be a good friend, be a good daughter, be reliable, be willing to… — Erin Foster Copy Share Image
There's nothing small or inconsequential about our stories. There is, in fact, nothing bigger. And when we tell the truth about our… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with… — Wm. Paul Young Copy Share Image
...after a few days at the desk, telling the truth in an interesting way turns out to be as easy and pleasurable… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“It made me wonder if always telling the truth was a thing only for people who are about to die. And who… — Catherine Ryan Hyde Copy Share Image
Bradley Cooper was an asshole, but he was - like Sidney Lumet, like George Clooney - the nicest guy in the world.… — Peter Jacobson Copy Share Image
Some Boys need to learn that theyre better off telling the truth right away, because girls will always find out eventually. — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
I have a theory, too, that the best and only answer to a smear or to an honest misunderstanding of the facts… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I like to do my principal research in bars, where people are more likely to tell the truth or, at least, lie… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
When you put your hand on the Bible, you are saying something much stronger than just telling your peers that you're going… — Lee Greenwood Copy Share Image
“Atticus sometimes said that one way to tell whether a witness was lying or telling the truth was to listen rather than… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
It was a charming fantasy of romantics that the spies would stop spying, that political conflict would end and politicians would tell… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
I think for me the trick is not to aim to impress or to even try to make people laugh but instead… — Tim Federle Copy Share Image
Gentlemen are not supposed to tell the truth about their sex lives, nor are ladies, for that matter. Of course Clinton lied… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I would do nearly anything for a laugh, to tell the truth. And I'm a particular favourite with young men with earrings. — Celia Imrie Copy Share Image
I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the… — Kevin O'Leary Copy Share Image
Macy: “In Truth,” I said, “there are no rules other than you have to tell the truth.” Wes: “How do you win?”… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I'll… — Fannie Lou Hamer Copy Share Image
When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch… — Tayari Jones Copy Share Image
If you don't tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth about your own life, someone may claim the… — Lucinda Roy Copy Share Image
I wanted readers to be genuinely unsure as to whether she's telling the truth or lying. It meant making her partly sympathetic,… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“Speaking out takes courage, but fear can make a compelling argument. I’m not saying it will be easy, but telling the truth… — Katie McGarry Copy Share Image
You can save a lot of money when you have responsible and bold policies that are in line with our principles, and… — Maxime Bernier Copy Share Image
The whole 'Melrose' series is an attempt to tell the truth, and is based on the idea that there is some salutary… — Edward St Aubyn Copy Share Image
You don't need to prove anything to your true friends. They know when you're lying or telling the truth. They don't care… — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than other elements… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to tell the truth. It's better to hurt someone by truth than to make them happy by lies. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
