Truth Quotes

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

40912 quotes

"I have always valued authenticity in all things."
Nellie Bly
"The truth may hurt, but it's always better than a comfortable lie."
Barbara Walters
I
"Tell the world the facts and the country will be saved."
Ida B. Wells
I
"Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning."
Ida B. Wells
I
"Force and violence are the weapons of the weak and the powerless, truth and justice are the weapons of the strong and the mighty."
Ida B. Wells
I
"The truth may hurt, but it will set us free."
Ida B. Wells
I
"The truth is a powerful weapon against injustice."
Ida B. Wells
"The most important thing in journalism is to question authority and speak truth to power."
Anderson Cooper
"In journalism and in life, context is everything; truth without context can be misleading."
Anderson Cooper
"I've learned that integrity is not negotiable, no matter the pressure or consequences."
Anderson Cooper
"The truth may be uncomfortable, but lies are far more damaging in the long run."
Anderson Cooper
D
"The public trust is a sacred responsibility that journalists must honor with every word they write and every story they tell."
Dan Rather
D
"The pursuit of truth demands humility and a willingness to admit when you're wrong."
Dan Rather
D
"Integrity is not something you can fake or recover once you've lost it."
Dan Rather
D
"The penalty for speaking truth has always been high, but the cost of silence is higher."
Dan Rather
D
"In a world of competing narratives, the person who tells the most truthful story wins."
Dan Rather
"The greatest power we have is the power to tell the truth, and those in authority fear nothing more than an informed citizenry."
Edward Snowden
"The cost of speaking truth to power is often exile, but the cost of silence is your soul."
Edward Snowden
"The most dangerous government is one that operates in the shadows, hidden from the people it claims to serve."
Edward Snowden
"They can exile me, but they cannot exile the truth. The truth will outlive us all."
Edward Snowden
"The most powerful resistance is not violence; it is the truth, spoken clearly and without apology."
Edward Snowden
B
"Follow the money."
Bob Woodward
B
"Deep Throat taught us that truth often comes from unexpected sources."
Bob Woodward
B
"The truth may take time to emerge, but it always does."
Bob Woodward
B
"Facts are stubborn things; they don't change because you want them to."
Bob Woodward
B
"The truth is rarely simple, but it's always worth pursuing."
Bob Woodward
B
"The most dangerous lies are the ones people believe without question."
Bob Woodward
B
"Facts don't have a political agenda; people do."
Bob Woodward
B
"The truth may hurt, but a lie always hurts more."
Bob Woodward
B
"The truth has a way of coming out, no matter how hard people try to hide it."
Bob Woodward