Truth Quotes

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

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"Acceptance is active, not passive."
Steven Hayes
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"When you're depressed, your mind becomes a pessimist, and you believe what it tells you without question."
Aaron Beck
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"Your automatic thoughts are not facts; they are hypotheses to be tested."
Aaron Beck
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"The mind's most common error is assuming that because something feels true, it must be true."
Aaron Beck
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"The antidote to shame is not feeling good about yourself; it's thinking truthfully about yourself."
Aaron Beck
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"When your thinking is distorted, your entire world appears distorted; correction brings clarity."
Aaron Beck
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"The moment of choice is a window into the soul."
Walter Mischel
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"Truth requires the courage to face ourselves."
Walter Mischel
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"The only truth is the one you discover for yourself."
Robert McCrae
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"Truth needs no defense; lies require constant maintenance."
Robert McCrae
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"Acceptance and change work together. You cannot change what you will not acknowledge."
Marsha Linehan
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"Self-harm is a communication. Listen to what you are trying to tell yourself."
Marsha Linehan
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"The person who cannot revise their constructs is imprisoned by their own thinking."
George Kelly
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"Experiential avoidance is the root of psychological suffering."
Steven Hayes
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"Living authentically means acting aligned with your deepest values."
Steven Hayes
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"The mind generates stories; reality is what is actually here."
Steven Hayes
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"Suffering points toward what we care about."
Steven Hayes
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"The path of least resistance often leads to the most suffering."
Steven Hayes
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"What we resist persists; what we approach transforms."
Steven Hayes
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"What we tell ourselves about our problems often becomes a bigger problem than the problems themselves."
Aaron Beck
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"Truth has a quiet way of surviving even when loudly denied."
Aaron Beck
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"The pursuit of truth demands intellectual humility and genuine curiosity."
Nancy Cantor
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"Integrity means our public commitments align with our private actions."
Nancy Cantor
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"Truth-telling in institutions requires both courage and the safety to be vulnerable."
Nancy Cantor
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"We build trust through consistency between our words and our deeds over time."
Nancy Cantor
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"Understanding the difference between wanting and having is fundamental to wellbeing."
Walter Mischel
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"The human condition is defined by our ability to overcome our impulses."
Walter Mischel
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"Self-awareness is the prerequisite for self-control."
Walter Mischel
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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Costa Paul
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"Truth is like a river; it flows and never stands still."
Costa Paul