Quotes of: Telling-the-truth Keyword

I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels.

A. N. Wilson

It is better to tell the truth and face the punishment, than to lie and face the consequences.

Anthony Liccione

Just tell the truth, and they'll accuse you of writing black humor.

Love

But what do you say if you're asked a direct question and you can't tell the truth and you can't tell a lie?' 'You say “how very interesting” and change the subject.

10 lb Penalty

Most of us would rather kill ourselves than , particularly if who we think we are keeps dying. Many of us do.

Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth

These are reminiscent of the Four Noble Truths of Lord Buddha: the misery of the world, the cause of misery, the removal of that misery, and the method used to remove it. Patanjali tells us that pain can be avoided. He further tells us that its cause...

The Yoga Sutras

Well, to tell you the straight honest truth, it was like a Grateful Dead cover band. I didn't feel - and nothing against the guys - I didn't feel that they were opening up like they should. I'll tell you what, with guitar players, Steven has what I l...

Bill Kreutzmann

And Father said, "Christopher, do you understand that I love you?" And I said "Yes," because loving someone is helping them when they get into trouble, and looking after them, and telling them the truth, and Father looks after me when I get into trou...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

A white lie is not a lie at all. It is where you tell the truth but you do not tell all of the truth. This means that everything you say is a white lie because when someone says, for example, "What do you want to do today?" you say, "I want to do pai...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

You may not understand this, but I don't think it matters killing people so long as you don't hate them. I also think that there are times when you can only show your feeling of brotherhood for someone else by killing him, or trying to. I believe mos...

I Have Tried to Tell the Truth: 1943-1944

The prudent man is always sincere, and feels horror at the very thought of exposing himself to the disgrace which attends upon the detection of falsehood. But though always sincere, he is not always frank and open; and though he never tells any thing...

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Dr. Breed keeps telling me the main thing with Dr. Hoenikker was truth.” “You don’t seem to agree.” “I don’t know whether I agree or not. I just have trouble understanding how truth, all by itself, could be enough for a person.

Cat's Cradle

You can tell people the truth, but they'll never believe you until the event. Until it's too late. In the meantime, the truth will just piss them off and get you in a lot of trouble. So you just walk home.

Survivor

you can tell a true war story if it embarrasses you. If you don't care for obscenity, you don't care for the truth; if you don't care for the truth, watch how you vote. Send guys to war, they come home talking dirty.

The Things They Carried

If you want to know the truth,” he says, leaning forward like he’s getting ready to tell a really good story, “it has to do with Kelsey. And the biggest lie of all.” And that’s when I realize the thing about the truth. It always comes out, ...

Lauren Barnholdt

Writers are compulsive liars desperately trying to tell themselves the truth.

Delusionism

Sarcasm is when you tell someone the truth by lying on purpose.

Downtown Owl

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me.

Camillo di Cavour

Much is imagination, more is truth, but which is which I scarcely can tell myself.

Lily Adams Beck

I wish I had Wonder Woman's magic lasso like her to make people tell the truth.

Kylie Bax

I'll continue to try and balance like a circus act. And I will just fight to always tell the truth. Even if it's difficult.

Katy Perry