It was illegal for black people and white people to play checkers together in Birmingham. And there were even black and white Bibles to swear to tell the truth on in many parts of the South.
The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of truth.
I don't think there's any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it's always worth writing.
We go on a lot in this country about offences being caused by drugs. The truth is just as many offences are caused by drink. And that should be taken into account.
Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.
For two years living in a neutral country I have been able to see through the haze of propaganda to reach something which my conscience tells me is the truth.
A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.
Well, I mean, the real attack on truth is tabloid journalism in the United States.
The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever said is truth. Only the act.
Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it.
Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite.
We live in a world of denial, and we don't know what the truth is anymore.
My truth - what I believe - is that there are no answers here and, if you are looking for answers, you'd better choose the question carefully.
The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.
Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.
The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented. It's a vast, sentimentalizing structure that reassures the reader, and at every point, offers the comfort of secure moral frameworks and recognizable characters.
I was telling the truth. I feel like we got that point across.
The truth is that politicians are basically tied to trying to get reelected, so they can't really make landmark changes.
A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.
Portray the world for what it is, and you will find truth.
There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying.
