Quotes About Truth

The truth is that to displease men, to disobey them, is still deadly for women. But the truth also is that only when we stop obeying men do we truly begin to live.

One of the most insistent messages from my inner voice in the last few years reaffirms the feminist revelation that among the myriad hoaxes of men, the biggest and most basic is what we are socialized to perceive as real.

An actor who believes that he really is King Lear is emotionally ill.

The central premise is that a historically particular and even peculiar relationship between democracy and truth took root roughly two hundred fifty years ago on both sides of the Atlantic, and this relationship has shaped political life into the twenty-first century—in the United States and with important variations, in capitalist democracies around the globe. To understand the apparent crisis in truth today requires grappling with this history.

Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, 'Is this my life?', remember: It's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.

I'm never going to believe a Poirot mystery again. Never. All those witnesses going, Yes, I remember it was 3:06 p.m. exactly, because I glanced at the clock as I reached for the sugar tongs, and Lady Favisham was quite clearly sitting on the right-hand side of the fireplace. Bollocks. They have no idea where Lady Favisham was, they just don't want to admit it in front of Poirot. I'm amazed he gets anywhere.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

Is your life ruined? Is it such a disaster for people to know the truth about you?

Relationships should be built on trust and truth.

Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too.

Qué le voy a decir? Seré franca y sincera, pero sin contarle la verdad.

You can't fix something if you're hiding from it.

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: they have their own crappy truths, too. Of course they do. And every time you see tour own crappy truth and feel despair and think: Is this my life...? You should remember: it's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.

And the truth is, the country is very cool. It's absolutely the new town.

Is that what he thinks? I mean, I know it's the truth, but it shouldn't be what he thinks. Husbands should think the best of their wives, as a matter of principle.

I feel a blinding shaft of terror, which I tell myself to ignore, as my brain will often try to send me messages that are untrue and I do not have to listen to them. This is lesson one at St. John's: your brain is an idiot.

Whoever started the rumor that life has to be perfect is a very wicked person, if you ask me. Of course it's not!

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, Is this my life, remember: It's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.

Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, Is this my life, remember: It's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.

But sometimes that's because reality is inferior to what life should be like.

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, Is this my life, remember: It's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny

I regret a lot of things, like believing that Joe and I would have grandchildren together one day. But here's the truth: I don't want to feel it. I'm tired of feeling it. I need my outer protective layers to click shut, quickly.

The great thing about legal training is it really teaches you to lie.

What I've learned since being out in the dating field is: A lot of men are really boring. Or else they're not boring, they're super-fun and exciting, but they have four other secret girlfriends they never mentioned....