The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda.
Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can we arouse in ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility.
They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense since it implies that in times of peace truth stays out of the sick bay or the graveyard.
Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
I would love to have a number one hit. The truth is if I don't get one, I'll be fine, but at the same time, the truth is that I'm dying for one, as well.
The truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught. You cannot have the truth in such a way that you catch it, but only in such a way that it catches you.
There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points.
The truth is always more powerful and stronger than love, because the love becomes powerless in the absence of the truth.
Without the absolute truth, to know the truth value of our own existence is beyond our strengths/limits/possibilities.
Neatness, madam, has nothing to do with the truth. The truth is quite messy, like a wind blown room.
Just open, honest communication is the best thing in the world.
It's easy to be taken advantage of if you're not honest.
I'm in this business because I despise honest labor.
My dad is a really honest, hardworking, straight guy.
An honest God is the noblest work of man.
A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
Be honest with yourself and lie to everyone else.
Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.
At least I can say that I'm honest.
Comedy is ugly. It's honest, it's raw.
