An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie. Aldous Huxley eclipseliethril Change image and share on social
I believe that I have always told the truth. Adolfo Aguilar Zinser telltruth Change image and share on social
The truth is I'm not actually an expert programmer! I really don't consider myself to be an expert at anything. For me, it's more about having a well-rounded and broad horizon. I think that's where a lot of the more interesting things come from - mashing up completely disparate aspects of life to create something new and original. Aaron Koblin aspectbroadcompletely share on social
Self-appearing subjects and objects are the power of the baseless ultimate truth. Longchenpa appearbaselessobject Change image and share on social
Working together, they will dig out the truth and nothing but the truth about what happened in '99, to assign responsibility, and to look at the institutional failings. Jose Ramos-Horta assigndigfailing Change image and share on social
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods. Maurice Maeterlinck disheartenfalsehoodstimulate Change image and share on social
To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and how people are trying to manipulate the truth. They speak in the language of spin, obsequiousness, obfuscation. The meta of politics is just this endless source of material that can shed light on the psychology of the process. Mark Leibovich actualcoverendless share on social
Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness. Leonardo da Vinci beardarknessdoubt Change image and share on social
Telling ourselves that fiction is in a sense true and at the same time not true is essential to the art of fiction. It's been at the heart of fiction from the start. Fiction offers both truth, and we know it's a flat-out lie. Sometimes it drives a novelist mad. Sometimes it energizes us. Joanna Scott artdriveenergize share on social
Plato stands for the union of truth and goodness in the supreme idea of God. James Mark Baldwin godgoodnessidea Change image and share on social