Truth Quotes

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

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"Your worth is not determined by your productivity or achievement."
Marsha Linehan
M
"We cannot change what we do not acknowledge."
Marsha Linehan
B
"I never trusted words; I trusted silence and what the body could express."
Buster Keaton
B
"The nature of truth is that it often makes us uncomfortable before it sets us free."
Buster Keaton
B
"Truth doesn't need amplification; silence itself can speak volumes."
Buster Keaton
"I have very little patience with people who mistake their memories for facts."
Groucho Marx
"You know, I find that the truth is always an insult to begin with."
Groucho Marx
"I find that the truth is a powerful tool, if used sparingly."
Groucho Marx
"I made my mistakes, but I never made the mistake of denying them."
Mae West
A
"The truth is what frees us."
Aaron Beck
A
"Truth is often uncomfortable."
Aaron Beck
"Truth may hurt, but lies hurt worse."
Laurel and Hardy
"Truth stands on its own without embellishment."
Laurel and Hardy
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"Your thoughts are visitors; they're not the same as truth."
Steven Hayes
S
"Your thoughts are not facts; they're just thoughts."
Steven Hayes
M
"Shame is the feeling that you are bad. Guilt is the feeling that you did something bad."
Marsha Linehan
M
"Dialectics teaches us that truth is complex and multifaceted."
Marsha Linehan
M
"Validation of emotions is not the same as validation of all behaviors."
Marsha Linehan
M
"Emotions are neither good nor bad. They are information."
Marsha Linehan
W
"The human mind is at its best when listening to a good liar."
W.C. Fields
B
"A man is only as good as his word."
Buster Keaton
B
"You can't fake sincerity, especially in comedy."
Buster Keaton
B
"The audience always knows what's authentic."
Buster Keaton
"Humans are biologically and socially predisposed to be irrational."
Albert Ellis
"Humans are born with a propensity for irrational thinking."
Albert Ellis
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
Albert Ellis
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"Truth is not discovered; it is constructed through our interpretations."
George Kelly
G
"The search for meaning is the search for truth."
George Kelly
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"The measure of our character is what we do when no one is watching."
Nancy Cantor
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"Truth may be difficult, but it is always worth telling."
Nancy Cantor