Truth Quotes

What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.

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"In any profession, your reputation is everything."
Grace Hopper
"Dark matter may be invisible, but its effects are undeniable. Some of the most important truths are hidden from plain sight."
Vera Rubin
"I spent my life in pursuit of truth, and the universe rewarded that pursuit abundantly."
Vera Rubin
"I discovered that listening to the data was more important than listening to my peers."
Vera Rubin
"In pursuit of truth, the only failure is refusing to look."
Vera Rubin
"Mathematical proof is the closest we come to absolute truth in this uncertain world."
Alan Turing
"Our separation from nature is the greatest illusion of our time."
Lynn Margulis
"The concept of 'survival of the fittest' misses the deeper story of survival through cooperation."
Lynn Margulis
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"If we work on the assumption that what is believed to be true is true, then we never have to challenge anything."
Wright Brothers
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"The truth will set you free, even if it hurts."
Wright Brothers
"The obligation to endure gives us the right to know the truth about the chemicals we are exposed to."
Rachel Carson
"There is no escape from the fact that we are embedded in nature, dependent upon it for every breath and every morsel of food."
Rachel Carson
"We have forgotten how to listen to the earth, and now the earth must shout to be heard."
Rachel Carson
"We have subjected ourselves to biological experimentation without our knowledge or consent, and the results are only beginning to be understood."
Rachel Carson
"We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood."
Alexander Graham Bell
"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true."
George Washington Carver
"Truth is nature's most precious gift, because without it we cannot plan a future or even face the present honestly."
George Washington Carver
"In all my studies the final and fundamental question is 'what is the actual truth of the matter?'"
George Washington Carver
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"I also knew that technology would always be changing, but people would not."
Grace Hopper
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"The moment you make a mistake and realize it, you must stop and correct it immediately."
Grace Hopper
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"Never mind who said it first. Is it true? Is it important? Will it make a difference?"
Grace Hopper
"Truth, once discovered, cannot be hidden or forgotten."
Gregor Mendel
"Trust in the data; let the numbers speak their truth."
Gregor Mendel
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"Truth and honesty make no appeals to us; they only make us feel guilty and defensive."
Wright Brothers
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"I am a skeptic in regard to long established hypotheses."
Wright Brothers
"In truth lies the foundation of all genuine progress and enlightenment."
Gregor Mendel
"The errors in the rules are of course rather serious things."
Alan Turing
"Loyalty is something you can't fake."
Hedy Lamarr
"The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water, and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it."
Rachel Carson
"Once a man's eyes are opened to the realities of the natural world, he cannot look away."
Rachel Carson