Truth Quotes

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

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"The truth will always find a way to emerge."
Nancy Cantor
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"Avoidance creates more suffering than the thing we're trying to avoid."
Steven Hayes
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"Shame thrives in silence; healing begins with honest conversation."
Steven Hayes
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"Your identity is not your diagnosis."
Steven Hayes
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"Shame says 'I am bad'; guilt says 'I did something bad' - and guilt is more motivating."
Steven Hayes
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"Your worth is not determined by your productivity or achievement."
Steven Hayes
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"A life worth living includes pain. Pain is part of what it means to be human."
Marsha Linehan
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"The mind creates stories. Most of them are not true."
Marsha Linehan
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"The most important thing in life is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made."
W.C. Fields
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"The craft of lying has become so polished it doesn't look like lying anymore."
W.C. Fields
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"There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless."
W.C. Fields
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"A man's true character comes out when he's had a few drinks."
W.C. Fields
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"My heart is as pure as the driven slush."
W.C. Fields
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"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
W.C. Fields
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"Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it."
W.C. Fields
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"You don't need dialogue to tell a story; you need truth in your eyes."
Buster Keaton
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"Physical comedy is the purest form of truth; bodies don't lie."
Buster Keaton
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"Truth emerges when you stop trying so hard to be funny."
Buster Keaton
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"Truth in comedy emerges when ego steps aside."
Buster Keaton
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"We interpret the world through the constructs we have created."
George Kelly
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"What we call reality is really just our interpretation of events."
George Kelly
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"Every person is an expert on their own experience."
George Kelly
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"Every person's world is internally consistent from their perspective."
George Kelly
"The examined life requires honesty about your role in your own suffering."
Albert Ellis
"Truth-seeking requires willingness to challenge your own beliefs."
Albert Ellis
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"The pursuit of truth requires intellectual humility."
Nancy Cantor
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"Psychological pain is inevitable; emotional suffering is optional."
Steven Hayes
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"Being human means being vulnerable; that's not weakness, that's truth."
Steven Hayes
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"The mind's resistance to pain creates secondary suffering."
Steven Hayes
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"Your relationship with discomfort determines your quality of life."
Steven Hayes