Quotes About Truth

I don't like false happy endings, and I don't think the real world is such a forgiving place.

The telling of stories creates the real world.

I am not that big of a fantasy person. I prefer myself to think of living in the real world.

Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe.

Being offended is part of being in the real world.

I'm interested in the real world.

You can legally lie about the real world to your heart's content, but until some human being is materially damaged, nobody will complain.

Each time I'm starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I start to think about the plot as a fairy tale, or a dream, or a nightmare... As if it was the best way to tell the truth about characters or narration, instead of realism.

The real world is horrible.

You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.

The real world is far more hellish for all us than any fictional representation of it.

Film has to reflect the real world.

In the real world, some defense lawyers never have an innocent client in their whole career.

As one of the first African-Americans to be out on a reality program, MTV's 'The Real World: Philadelphia,' I understand the courage it takes to live your truth on a national platform, the importance it holds to LGBT communities of color, and the power it has to create a greater conversation within American culture.

Where other people live in an artificial world, I feel I live in the real world. And nothing beats reality.

American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

Remember there's always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere if you'll only listen for it.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

People can say or think whatever they want... so in my reality, it's kind of irrelevant. I'm always the kind of person that does the right thing and keeps my side of the street clean.

History shows that Americans believe in doing the right thing.

The beauty of letting marginalized people tell their own stories is it isn't only the right thing to do socially, but it's also the right thing to do financially. People love the truth, and people like to spend money on the truth.

You approach the cases, not thinking that you have some obligation to win but that you actually have to evaluate the facts and make sure that you're doing the right thing.

I've had people say, 'Oh you've made whistleblowing cool.' But it's really not. It's a good thing to do. And it's the right thing to do. But it's arduous and difficult, particularly if you are going up against something that's really powerful and political.