Hard Truth Quotes

25 quotes by 16 authors

If some good evidence for life after death were announced, I'd be eager to examine it; but it would have to be real scientific data,… — Carl Sagan
The hard truth is that what may be acceptable in elite culture may not be acceptable in mass culture, that tastes which pose only innocent… — Susan Sontag
The first thing a writer has to do is find another source of income. Then, after you have begged, borrowed, stolen or saved up the… — Ellen Gilchrist
The hard truth is carbon pollution has built up in our atmosphere for decades now. And even if we Americans do our part, the planet… — Barack Obama
The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow. — Edward Abbey
A hard truth: that courage can be without meaning or impact, need not be rewarded, or even known. The world has not been made in… — Guy Gavriel Kay
Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy… — Carl Sagan
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. And in the final tolling it often turns out that the facts are more comforting… — Carl Sagan
[Kepler] preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions, and that is the heart of science. — Carl Sagan
Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We need to forgive… — Henri Nouwen
Staring down hard truth takes guts. — Joan Bauer
Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it. — George R. R. Martin
I cared about us. But the cold hard truth was, nothing I said or did could realign the stars. — Becca Fitzpatrick
The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's… — Carl Sagan
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy. — Carl Sagan
I preferred a hard truth to a well-meant lie. — Jacqueline Carey
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to… — Carl Sagan
I don't believe anything really lasts. If things lasted forever, then coffee wouldn't cool. And cigarettes wouldn't end. And feelings would stay the same. And… — Hemantsmarty
There will be another day of rain. There will be another day of pain. Another day of sorrow and then you start to feel the… — Aly Johnson
Yearning is not only a good way to go crazy but also a pretty good place to hide out from hard truth. — Jay Cocks

Who Wrote These Hard Truth Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 25 Hard Truth Quotes as follows: