It is impossible for someone to lie unless he thinks he knows the truth. A person who lies is thereby responding to the truth, and he is to that extent respectful of it. Harry Frankfurt extentimpossiblelie Change image and share on social
I'm just writing about people. People are dark and complicated. I'm trying to tell the truth; that's all that I do. David Lindsay-Abaire complicatedarkpeople Change image and share on social
Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong. Thomas Jefferson believeerrorignorance Change image and share on social
We believe - we believe that, if we tell the people the truth, that they will act bigger than the pettiness we see in Washington, D.C. We believe it is possible to forge bipartisan compromise, and stand up for our conservative principles. Chris Christie actbigbipartisan share on social
Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose. Czeslaw Milosz contemptfalsehoodfind share on social
I grew up when people were afraid to 'come out' as gay. If you asked me how many gay kids I grew up with or went to school with, I would have said none - which of course could not have been true. The truth is I have no idea how many confused and frightened kids I grew up with. They are still out there. Susan Estrich afraidaskconfuse share on social
There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world. Thomas Jefferson existfeartruth Change image and share on social
Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. Unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer. Shunryu Suzuki acceptcomposuredifficult share on social
It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. Henry David Thoreau hearspeaktake Change image and share on social
I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older. Michel de Montaigne daregrowold Change image and share on social