Truth Quotes

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

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"Truth is stranger than fiction, and infinitely more entertaining."
Joan Rivers
G
"The planet is fine. The people are f***ed."
George Carlin
G
"I think the quality of intelligence in mainstream journalism is at an all-time low."
George Carlin
G
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
George Carlin
G
"We live in a house of mirrors."
George Carlin
B
"Do not believe anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
B
"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
B
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it. Believe nothing, no matter if I have said it."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
B
"To sleep peacefully at night, one must live truthfully during the day."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
B
"See the world as it is, not as you wish it to be."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
B
"Wrong speech is the root of all wrong action."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
R
"I think about my life. My real life. Not the one people know about."
Richard Pryor
R
"I used to run from my pain. Turns out, it was just trying to teach me something."
Richard Pryor
R
"Truth is what you believe when nobody's watching."
Richard Pryor
"I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I pretend to be."
Joan Rivers
T
"I hated high school. I don't trust anybody who liked high school."
Tina Fey
T
"I believe in honesty and hard work."
Tina Fey
T
"Comedy is the most honest profession in the world."
Tina Fey
T
"Living authentically is the best revenge."
Tina Fey
A
"If I wouldn't write it down and say it to someone's face, I'm not going to type it and post it on the Internet."
Amy Poehler
R
"What's true in our hearts is what matters."
Robin Williams
R
"Everybody is in pain. That's the truth of the human condition."
Robin Williams
L
"We're all puppets, but at least I can see the strings."
Lenny Bruce
L
"The worst part about being honest is that it makes you lonely."
Lenny Bruce
L
"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."
Lenny Bruce
L
"We're not here to fix the world; we're here to be honest about it."
Lenny Bruce
L
"The worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves."
Lenny Bruce
"Your mistakes don't define you; what you do next does."
Joan Rivers
R
"The hardest thing about being famous is that people think they know you when they don't."
Richard Pryor
R
"A man is only as good as his word."
Richard Pryor