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Truth Quotes

Truth, examined from a few angles.

This set opens with the idea that a story's meaning ultimately depends on the relationship between reader, writer, and character, before turning to a pointed geopolitical observation about oil and foreign intervention. For more grounded reflections, see Heart.

When you're young, you say it how it is, and even your views are, like, 'This is totally the truth', 'cos you don't know any difference, so there's a real confidence in your way of thinking.

Quotes by Agyness Deyn

There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork... we all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the...

Quotes by Agnes Martin

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Quotes by Aesop

Belief Quotes

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

Quotes by Aesop

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Quotes by Aesop

The words of truth are simple.

Quotes by Aeschylus

False history gets made all day, any day, the truth of the new is never on the news.

Quotes by Adrienne Rich

When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her.

Quotes by Adrienne Rich

Heart Quotes

Art, whose honesty must work through artifice, cannot avoid cheating truth.

Quotes by Adrienne Rich

The truth is, we all face hardships of some kind, and you never know the struggles a person is going through. Behind every smile, there's a story of a personal struggle.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

I just had a hunch that there might be kernels of truth or reality - scientific or historical reality - in stories about nature that are perpetuated in oral myths. That's how I got interested in it.

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

On the cover of 'All the Stars' is a red grosgrain ribbon. It's Loos's ribbon. Ageless, fabulous Loos - she tricked the very people who would have cast her aside like an old shoe if they knew the truth.

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

To tell you the truth I thought I was going to be in the building trade, I worked in a builders' merchants in Stoke.

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

Pain Quotes

I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to them, and that's why they're more popular than other TV comedies. There's a basis of truth in them, a gut feeling.

Quotes by Adrian Edmondson

As a main ingredient to the show, it has to have truth, represent truth, or else it won't last.

Quotes by Adolph Green

Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good and justice. Truth is not mere abstraction but something to be done and is only apprehended when this...

Quotes by Adolfo Perez Esquivel

I am very happy with my life, but seven or eight months a year, I am away from home. I want to go home - that's the truth.

Quotes by Adolfo Cambiaso

Be truthful, nature only sides with truth.

Quotes by Adolf Loos

Reality Quotes

Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the...

Quotes by Adolf Loos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about truth in storytelling?
Yes. One quote reflects that the truth ultimately comes down to the relationship between the reader, the writer, and the characters, asking whether a character addresses moral being in a universal and important way. It's a thoughtful take on truth in fiction. For more reflective sayings, see Suvichar.
Is there a quote connecting truth to the Middle East and oil?
Yes - one quote states plainly that the truth about the Middle East is that, had there been no oil there, it would be like Africa, and nobody would be threatening to intervene there. It's a blunt, geopolitical observation.
Is there a quote about an athlete's expectations for their career?
Yes. One quote admits: "To tell you the truth, I thought I would be returning kicks and punts my whole career. I thought that was going to be my deal, and I was fine with that." It's an honest look at accepting a particular role in sports. Browse Heart quotes for more sincere, personal reflections.
Is there a quote about the camera and truth?
Yes - one quote describes the camera as the arbiter of truth, calling it the all-seeing eye that can pick out discrepancies. It's a striking way of describing how visual media can expose what's real. For more on trust and conviction, see Belief quotes.
What different kinds of "truth" appear across this page?
Truth in fiction and storytelling, geopolitical truth about the Middle East, personal truth about accepting your role in a career, and the camera's truth-revealing power. For more on truth as a guiding idea, see Anmol Vachan.

A sports quote recalls expecting a narrower career path, while another treats the camera as an unflinching judge of what's real on screen. Continue with Belief or Suvichar.