There's a nastiness out there that wants to harm me with words. These are my enemies - the ideologues, the populists, the columnists who don't like the fact that I take them on toe-to-toe. What I try to do is tell the truth. It's not the coin of the realm in politics. Ed Koch coincolumnistenemy share on social
One is a child when one has a child. No one says, 'You will never be the same again.' Which is the truth! And we're all supposed to be happy all the time. What is that about? Emma Thompson childhappysuppose Change image and share on social
Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger portion of the truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant. Edgar Allan Poe ariseexperienceirrelevant Change image and share on social
When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth. Eartha Kitt acceptanswerblackball Change image and share on social
If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. E. O. Wilson desirehistorypassion Change image and share on social
That I feel a desire, my friends, that we in this latter day of the world, in which light is fast spreading, that we should be willing to attend to those portions of the Scriptures of truth that direct us home to the foundation. Elias Hicks attenddaydesire share on social
What encouragement the apostle holds out to us. O my friends, that we might leave all our pretensions, and come to the truth in our own hearts. Elias Hicks apostleencouragementfriend Change image and share on social
Though I was excited about the Sojourner Truth play, it was not reassuring to think that my entire future might depend on the success of that one show. Ethel Waters dependentireexcite Change image and share on social
The truth is many of us have been socialized to think that if we are not the very best, if we are not at the top 1 percent of whatever it is we do, then we are not good enough. To reinforce this already pervasive mental model, society has established a competitive hierarchy for just about everything. Elizabeth Thornton competitiveestablishgood share on social
It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually. Elliott Smith easylottruth Change image and share on social