Truth Quotes

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

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"Truth is often uncomfortable but always necessary."
Pierre Boulez
J
"A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason."
J.P. Morgan
J
"I'd rather lose money than lose my reputation."
J.P. Morgan
J
"You cannot fake competence; the market will find you out."
J.P. Morgan
J
"A man's word is his bond; without it, he has nothing."
J.P. Morgan
J
"A man's reputation is like a mirror; keep it clean and it will reflect well on you."
J.P. Morgan
H
"Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices."
Henry Ford
H
"Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional life."
Henry Ford
C
"Take the utmost care that the information you convey is correct."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C
"A man's word is his bond, or he is not a man."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C
"A man's reputation is his most valuable possession."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C
"I have always believed that a promise is a sacred obligation."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
A
"The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out."
Andrew Carnegie
K
"I always work with the expectation of touching something true."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"Art without truth is merely decoration."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"In music, truth cannot be hidden."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
K
"The composer is a channel for universal truth."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
P
"The world speaks to us in vibrations."
Pierre Schaeffer
P
"Truth resonates at frequencies we cannot ignore."
Pierre Schaeffer
P
"Truth cannot be hidden forever."
Pierre Schaeffer
J
"Integrity pays in the long run."
John D. Rockefeller
J
"In God we trust; all others must bring data."
John D. Rockefeller
J
"I have always believed that business should be a gentleman's game."
John D. Rockefeller
J
"Every great fortune has a crime at its beginning, but character is not a crime."
John D. Rockefeller
"Art demands honesty above all else."
Pierre Boulez
"A single note poorly played is more dishonest than silence."
Pierre Boulez
"Authority in music comes from honesty, not tradition."
Pierre Boulez
"Honesty in music cannot be faked; the ear always knows."
Pierre Boulez
C
"A man's greatest asset is his reputation and his word."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C
"A handshake means nothing; put it in writing."
Cornelius Vanderbilt