--- title: "11 Truth Teller Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Truth Teller quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Truth Teller sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/michelle-buteau-6383_feel_i-feel-like-i-m-a-truth-teller-742383_742383.jpg" --- > [I feel like I'm a truth teller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-buteau/i-feel-like-i-m-a-truth-teller/) [Michelle Buteau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-buteau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/michelle-buteau-6383_feel_i-feel-like-i-m-a-truth-teller-742383_742383.jpg) > [I'm not a liar; I'm a truth teller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colby-covington/i-m-not-a-liar-i-m-a-truth-teller/) [Colby Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colby-covington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/colby-covington-5679_liar_i-m-not-a-liar-i-m-a-truth-teller-198622_1986224.jpg) > [“the first casualty of war was the truth, and oftentimes, the second casualty was the truth teller.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-akart/the-first-casualty-of-war-was-the-truth-and-oftentimes-the-second/) [Bobby Akart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-akart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/bobby-akart-12240_truth_the-first-casualty-of-war-was-the-truth_1283993.jpg) > [For the habitual truth-teller and truth-seeker, indeed, the whole world has very little liking. He is always unpopular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/for-the-habitual-truth-teller-and-truth-seeker-indeed-the-whole-world/) [H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/h-l-mencken-245_habitual_for-the-habitual-truth-teller-and-truth_1499822.png) > [“I braced my hands on my hips, examining the drop, the trees, the lake beyond. "What did I do wrong?" Azriel, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/i-braced-my-hands-on-my-hips-examining-the-drop-the-trees-the-lake/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/sarah-j-maas-58_epic-fantasy-romance_i-braced-my-hands-on-my-hips-examining-t_1356466.png) > [Being a pastor means you're a truth teller. That means you're truth teller when it comes to the Bible. That means you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-macarthur/being-a-pastor-means-you-re-a-truth-teller-that-means-you-re-truth/) [John MacArthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-macarthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/john-macarthur-1117_bible_being-a-pastor-means-you-re-a-truth-tell_251226.jpg) > [“Above all else, I think that you are a compulsive liar." My laughter was tense, but sincere. "Hardly. In fact, I consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-a-nielsen/above-all-else-i-think-that-you-are-a-compulsive-liar-my-laughter-was/) [Jennifer A. Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-a-nielsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/jennifer-a-nielsen-7308_compulsive-liar_above-all-else-i-think-that-you-are-a-co_287226.jpg) > [“This is Truth-Teller...It has never failed me once...Some people say it has magic and will always strike true. He gentle took her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/this-is-truth-teller-it-has-never-failed-me-once-some-people-say-it/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/sarah-j-maas-58_blade_this-is-truth-teller-it-has-never-failed_3155107.png) > [But while I'd be their daughter, while I'd eat the roast and come home from dates and wash the dishes, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-blundell/but-while-i-d-be-their-daughter-while-i-d-eat-the-roast-and-come-home/) [Judy Blundell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-blundell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/judy-blundell-19601_children_but-while-i-d-be-their-daughter-while-i_2621087.jpg) > [If you play Mark Twain and he's not funny, you are definitely not playing Mark Twain. That was the biggest challenge, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/val-kilmer/if-you-play-mark-twain-and-he-s-not-funny-you-are-definitely-not/) [Val Kilmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/val-kilmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/val-kilmer-3242_brilliant_if-you-play-mark-twain-and-he-s-not-funn_2544862.jpg) > [I feel like I'm a professional storyteller, really. A lot of people say 'a truth teller,' and, if the writing supports it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-howle/i-feel-like-i-m-a-professional-storyteller-really-a-lot-of-people-say/) [Billy Howle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-howle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/billy-howle-26524_aim_i-feel-like-i-m-a-professional-storytell_2693919.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/truth-teller/#itemlist", "name": "Truth Teller Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like I'm a truth teller.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle Buteau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-buteau/i-feel-like-i-m-a-truth-teller/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/michelle-buteau-6383_feel_i-feel-like-i-m-a-truth-teller-742383_742383.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/michelle-buteau-6383_feel_i-feel-like-i-m-a-truth-teller-742383_742383.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/michelle-buteau-6383_feel_i-feel-like-i-m-a-truth-teller-742383_742383.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel like I'm a truth teller.” — Michelle Buteau", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not a liar; I'm a truth teller.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Colby Covington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colby-covington/i-m-not-a-liar-i-m-a-truth-teller/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/colby-covington-5679_liar_i-m-not-a-liar-i-m-a-truth-teller-198622_1986224.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/colby-covington-5679_liar_i-m-not-a-liar-i-m-a-truth-teller-198622_1986224.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/colby-covington-5679_liar_i-m-not-a-liar-i-m-a-truth-teller-198622_1986224.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not a liar; I'm a truth teller.” — Colby Covington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“the first casualty of war was the truth, and oftentimes, the second casualty was the truth teller.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobby Akart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-akart/the-first-casualty-of-war-was-the-truth-and-oftentimes-the-second/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/bobby-akart-12240_truth_the-first-casualty-of-war-was-the-truth_1283993.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/bobby-akart-12240_truth_the-first-casualty-of-war-was-the-truth_1283993.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/bobby-akart-12240_truth_the-first-casualty-of-war-was-the-truth_1283993.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“the first casualty of war was the truth, and oftentimes, the second casualty was the truth teller.” — Bobby Akart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For the habitual truth-teller and truth-seeker, indeed, the whole world has very little liking. 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