Truth Quotes

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

40912 quotes

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"Honesty is not always the best policy, but it is worth the price."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"The light of truth cannot be hidden under a bushel."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"The truth may be delayed, but it cannot be stopped."
Edward R. Murrow
B
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. It can defend itself."
Bob Woodward
B
"The truth often hides in plain sight, overlooked by those who aren't looking hard enough."
Bob Woodward
B
"The strongest stories are those that reveal uncomfortable truths with compassion."
Bob Woodward
B
"Facts have no agenda; they simply are what they are."
Bob Woodward
B
"The pursuit of truth requires humility enough to admit when you're wrong."
Bob Woodward
B
"The truth may be inconvenient, but it is always more valuable than a comfortable lie."
Bob Woodward
W
"In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story."
Walter Cronkite
W
"Your integrity is your most valuable asset."
Walter Cronkite
W
"Truth has a way of emerging despite efforts to conceal it."
Walter Cronkite
Y
"A single honest word carries more weight than a thousand false promises."
Yi Sun-sin
Y
"Truth whispered softly outlasts lies shouted loudly."
Yi Sun-sin
Q
"Truth may be hidden by many, but it cannot be killed by any."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"Let your actions speak louder than the proclamations of your throne."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"In the marketplace of ideas, truth is the only currency that holds value."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
C
"The most important thing a journalist can do is ask the right questions, even when the answers are uncomfortable."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"The pursuit of truth requires both persistence and humility."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"The journalist's role is to bear witness, not to turn away."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"A journalist's greatest asset is not access, but credibility."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"In the face of propaganda, truth is the ultimate weapon."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"Every journalist carries the responsibility of a witness to history."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"The world does not need more opinions; it needs more facts."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"The role of journalism is to hold a mirror up to society."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"Journalists must be willing to lose access in order to maintain credibility."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"The truth may be uncomfortable, but it is always necessary."
Christiane Amanpour
E
"To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"The truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"To report the truth is a revolutionary act."
Edward R. Murrow