Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible. Francis Bacon fictionhardmake Change image and share on social
We talk about honesty, but the reality is we have lots of human values, and they are not all compatible. We don't always tell the truth about everything, no matter what the consequences. Dan Ariely compatibleconsequencehonesty Change image and share on social
It wasn't the 'miracle of engineering' that is the human body that was filling me with a mad desire to live my days and nights in a pair of scrubs. The hard truth was I did not remotely want to be a surgeon. I actually just wanted to be on 'Grey's Anatomy.' Caterina Scorsone anatomybodyday share on social
I'll tell you the truth: I had a double brandy before the game but, before, it used to be four bottles of whisky. Not any more. I was fine. I had a glass of wine after the game. But it was just a mouthful. Paul Gascoigne bottlebrandydouble share on social
I am critical of modernity giving science and technology a blank check as if it were the fountain of all truth. That is not true. And I think I may have introduced a word which has now caught on quite a bit, scientism. Science is good. It simply reports a discovery. Huston Smith biteblankcatch share on social
Once you go inside and weed through the muck, you will find the real beauty, the truth about yourself. Lindsay Wagner beautyfindinside Change image and share on social
I talk about the gods, I am an atheist. But I am an artist too, and therefore a liar. Distrust everything I say. I am telling the truth. Ursula K. Le Guin artistatheistdistrust Change image and share on social
The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error. Thomas Merton discoverdiscoveryerror Change image and share on social
I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction. Katherine Anne Porter fictionresulttruth Change image and share on social
I assume the closest members of my family don't actually want to kill me, but the truth is that I have shamed and hurt them; they have to deal with the outrage that my public statements cause, and undoubtedly some members of my clan do want to kill me for that. Ayaan Hirsi Ali assumeclanclose share on social
