Truth Quotes - Page 12

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination.

Truth is relative. Truth is what you can make the voter believe is the truth. If you're smart enough, truth is what you make the voter think it is. That's why I'm a Democrat. I can make the Democratic voters think whatever I want them to.

The bullshitter is neither on the side of the true or the side of the false. His eye is not on the facts at all. He does not reject the authority of the truth, as the liar does, and oppose himself to it. He pays no attention to it at all. By virtue of this, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.

The truth is, you don't need the Lord to do anything for you. He's already done His part. You've already got it, whatever "it" is.

In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.

In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 1948) in most solemn form, the dignity of a person is acknowledged to all human beings; and as a consequence there is proclaimed, as a fundamental right, the right of free movement in search for truth and in the attainment of moral good and of justice, and also the right to a dignified life.

Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.

I am an advocate for awareness, the truth, and a person's right to know. I believe that in the absence of the truth, all of us stand helpless to defend ourselves, our families and our health, which is the greatest gift we have.

Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.

All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change.

Truth for authority, not authority for truth.

The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.

The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth.

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

For our personal advancement in virtue and truth one quality is sufficient, namely, love; to advance humanity there must be two, love and intelligence; to accomplish the Great Work there must be three love, intelligence, and activity. And yet love is ever the root and the source.

The truth will not necessarily set you free, but truthfulness will.

Errors and exaggerations do not matter. What matters is boldness in thinking with a strong-pitched voice, in speaking out about things as one feels them in the moment of speaking; in having the temerity to proclaim what one believes to be true without fear of the consequences. If one were to await the possession of the absolute truth, one must be either a fool or a mute. If the creative impulse were muted, the world would then be stayed on its march.

I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide.

The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation.

There are no whole truths: All truths are half-truths.

Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.

Not every light is a true light; To the wise the light of truth is light itself.