Politicians don't like to face unpleasant realities. In truth, nobody does, but as individuals, we have no choice; if we neglect to plan ahead, we are held accountable. Fail to meet your responsibilities at work, and you get fired. Ignore your car's gas gauge, and you get stranded. Nathan Myhrvold accountableaheadcar share on social
I never had any hang-ups about sex. As for being sexually repressed, nothing could be further from the truth. There are more hang-ups now than ever there were when I was growing up. Mary Whitehouse growhangrepress Change image and share on social
I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films. Ken Burns begindocumentarydrama Change image and share on social
It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we want to see. And, when we're wrong, and often we're dead wrong, we miss the truth. Kevin Spacey deadeasymis Change image and share on social
I'm a Midwestern girl, born and bred. It's harder for some of us to write about things closer to home. It's not so much a fear of telling the truth but wanting to do it justice. Nancy Pickard bearbreedclose Change image and share on social
I understand that people in the media want this to be a sprint every day, but the truth is a presidential campaign is a marathon. Joel Benenson campaigndaymarathon Change image and share on social
The exquisite truth is to believe in something that maybe you know is a fiction, but you believe in it willingly. Roberto Benigni exquisitefictiontruth Change image and share on social
Very few stories embody a human truth so definitively that we cannot think of the truth without remembering the story and cannot imagine how people ever got by without it. Michel Faber definitivelyembodyhuman Change image and share on social
You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth you can find in it, and if you are really lucky, a terrific partner and I have that and those four things worked out for me. Donald Sutherland amountbitefind share on social
I'd say that all nations have contact with the truth, and all religions have admirable people. Jon Voight admirablecontactnation Change image and share on social
