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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.

I kind of got my big break with 'The Princess Diaries' and during the press rounds for that everyone asked me: 'Did you always want to be a princess growing up?' And the truth was, no I wanted to be...

Quotes by Anne Hathaway

I put myself on the line with my truth and my sexuality. That is my choice. My choice.

Quotes by Anne Heche

Will it please you to answer me this and to give me a rule for then I will willingly submit to any truth.

Quotes by Anne Hutchinson

One may preach a covenant of grace more clearly than another... But when they preach a covenant of works for salvation, that is not truth.

Quotes by Anne Hutchinson

Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.

Quotes by Anne Lamott

Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and...

Quotes by Anne Lamott

My parents, and librarians along the way, taught me about the space between words; about the margins, where so many juicy moments of life and spirit and friendship could be found. In a library, you could find miracles and truth...

Quotes by Anne Lamott

The women's movement burst forth when I was fifteen. That was when I began to believe that life might semi-work out after all. The cavalry had arrived. Women were starting to say that you got to tell the truth now,...

Quotes by Anne Lamott

The truth is, no matter how trying they become, babies two and under don't have the ability to make moral choices, so they can't be bad. That category only exists in the adult mind.

Quotes by Anne Cassidy

Why can't a woman be a little cooler in her emotions and a little quieter and more repressed without it being a huge thing? I've actually always quite enjoyed that, to tell you the truth.

Quotes by Anna Torv

I like the idea that I come into a room, and you think you're dealing with one thing, but the truth is I'm very layered.

Quotes by Annabelle Wallis

A hard-hitting investigative report that uncovers a nugget of genuine truth is the ultimate viral hit.

Quotes by Annalee Newitz

Kids are brought into show business because they are cute and see truth and they're very bright. But there's a sense of doing it because you want the adults to be approving of you. You want to make them happy.

Quotes by Anna Chlumsky

My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way that you question, or re-examine, what is the truth.

Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

I enjoy taking on complex, difficult characters and have always striven to capture the truth of those people, whether or not it's popular.

Quotes by Anna Gunn

No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.

Quotes by Anna Held

The idealists dream and the dream is told, and the practical men listen and ponder and bring back the truth and apply it to human life, and progress and growth and higher human ideals come into being and so the...

Quotes by Anna Howard Shaw

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Quotes by Anna Jameson

I don't think people maybe think that the government does tell them the truth. I think they expect politicians who are going to tell them one thing and then when they get in office do something else.

Quotes by Ann Richards

We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.

Quotes by Ann Richards

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.