Truth Quotes

After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth.

There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress.

The truth does not need to be defended.

A memoir forces me to stop and remember carefully. It is an exercise in truth. In a memoir, I look at myself, my life, and the people I love the most in the mirror of the blank screen. In a memoir, feelings are more important than facts, and to write honestly, I have to confront my demons.

The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head.

The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.

Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.

Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.

The bud of victory is always in the truth.

Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don't.

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly. The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him.

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.

Time discovers truth.

The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice.

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.

Our uniqueness makes us special, makes perception valuable - but it can also make us lonely. This loneliness is different from being 'alone': You can be lonely even surrounded by people. The feeling I'm talking about stems from the sense that we can never fully share the truth of who we are. I experienced this acutely at an early age.

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

The truth doesn't change. It was the same when Moses got the Ten Commandments as it is today. That's the thing about the truth. That's the thing about real. It doesn't change and it doesn't have to change. Now you can put it in a different book, but it's still real. It's still the truth.

Learning is always rebellion... Every bit of new truth discovered is revolutionary to what was believed before.