Quotes About Truth

Most people ask me were you always sexy and if I said I was born this way I'd be lying.

I'm going to ensure justice, where justice is shaky.

Sham liberty will be proclaimed everywhere.

This is not a sham, not a game. This is the real stuff.

A lot of people are liars who I work with; that's a shame.

I have authentic wisdom to share with others.

I want people to know the truth. That's what drives me. That there is truth in the world to know, and once you know it, you have a responsibility to share it.

Christopher Hitchens

I don't want to shield kids from reality.

The stuff I rap about is what I've seen, you know? That's basically why I rap more about the struggle than the shine and all that. Because I've seen more struggle than anything.

Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.

It's sometimes shocking to find out what people really believe in.

I use a lot of humor, and I follow the saying that if you want to tell people the truth, you better make them laugh first; otherwise, they will shoot you.

I've never understood this idea of not shooting straight with people.

In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called!

The short story has been here and is here and will be here as long as we are.

I'm showing people what I'm made of, and if people don't want to accept that and face the facts, I can't help that.

If a thing be really good, it can be shown to be such.

I'm an actor, but I am an awful liar.

The best comedy to me - and again, I grew up with comedy since I was a baby, so I've seen it all - is when you exaggerate the truth, like Richard Pryor did, you understand?

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

I feel that entertainment happens when fact and fiction is balanced.

People bang on all the time about whether what I've done is the truth or not. Well, to me, history is just a series of elaborate fictions.

If a person lies to you about what's in their bank account, they'll lie to you about other things as well.