Truth Quotes

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

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"The truth is like a lion. You don't have to defend it. Let it loose."
Harry Truman
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"The most important thing is that you tell the truth."
Harry Truman
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"I have always maintained that the best way to get along is to be honest."
Harry Truman
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"I notice that when the left quotes me they never quote me in context."
Ronald Reagan
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"I always laid my cards on the table."
Ronald Reagan
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"I more fear what is kept from the American people than what is revealed to them."
Ronald Reagan
"The truth may hurt, but a lie will destroy you."
Audrey Hepburn
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"You can't fake sincerity."
James Dean
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"You try to find things that are real, that are happening now."
James Dean
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"I'm searching for something real in an often fake world."
James Dean
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"I believe in being honest, even when it's uncomfortable."
James Dean
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"I'm searching for truth in an age of illusion."
James Dean
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"The truth will set you free, even if it hurts first."
James Dean
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"I'm seeking authenticity in a world of facades."
James Dean
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"Truth is often uncomfortable because it requires us to examine ourselves honestly."
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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"I have nothing to say, but it must be said."
Charlie Chaplin
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"Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world, though the cant of hypocrisy may be the worst, the cant of criticism is the most tediousness."
Charlie Chaplin
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"I never give them hell. I just tell the truth, and they think it is hell."
Harry Truman
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"I told him where he got off and he didn't like it a bit."
Harry Truman
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"Everything in the White House is a disappointment."
Harry Truman
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"I would rather be right than be President."
Harry Truman
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"The truth is always better than a lie, no matter how well-intentioned."
Harry Truman
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"I'm constantly searching for the truth in everything I do."
James Dean
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"I've often stood silent when I should have spoken up and I've often spoken when I should have stayed quiet."
Marilyn Monroe
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"It's nice to be included in people's fantasies, but you also like to be accepted for your own reality."
Marilyn Monroe
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"The truth is I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves."
Marilyn Monroe
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"I have my share of enemies and I think some of them might be in my own corner."
Marilyn Monroe
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"Beneath the makeup and behind the smile, I am just a girl who wishes for the world."
Marilyn Monroe
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"The hokum of the happy ending is too much for me."
Marilyn Monroe
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"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
John F. Kennedy