Truth Quotes

"One must always distinguish between those who believe things and those who pretend to believe them."

"Memory is the enemy of accuracy; we remember what we need to remember, not what actually happened."

"The person who says 'I am just asking questions' usually already knows what answers he wants."

"Cleanliness is not next to godliness; it is often next to impoverishment."

"The worst form of sentimentality is to mourn the past while defending the present."

"If you want to know what someone really thinks, do not ask him; observe what he does when he thinks no one is watching."

"One cannot claim intellectual honesty while refusing to follow the argument wherever it leads."

"Truth needs no introduction."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"I've always believed that journalists have a responsibility to shine a light on injustice, no matter how dangerous it becomes."

"A journalist's first obligation is to the truth, even when the truth is uncomfortable or costly."

"I have never been interested in the comfortable story. The difficult ones are where the real truth lives."

"I have never believed that safety should come before truth. That's a compromise I cannot make."

"A good journalist asks not 'What is safe?' but 'What is true and important?'"

"The truth is sometimes painful, but it is always necessary."

"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours."

"Objective journalism is one of the greatest shams of the twentieth century."

"You can't change what you refuse to confront."

"The only honest writing on politics comes from journalists willing to abandon objectivity."

"You can't really get the news from watching the news. It's easier just to read it."

"The problem is we are living in a world where nothing is real anymore."

"The camera is a tool for documenting truth. When we stop documenting, we stop witnessing."

"The camera cannot lie, but it can refuse to speak. Never let it refuse."

"In a world of noise, truth is the rarest sound."

"The cost of truth-telling is worth the price of peace-making."

"The camera cannot create truth, but it can reveal what truth has always been there."

"The camera is a testimony. Make sure yours tells the truth."

"Truth is revolutionary not because it changes facts, but because it changes how we see them."

"In the presence of truth, deception loses its power."

"You can't fake sincerity. People know when you care."