Quotes About Truth

Is it important to be right or is it important to do what's right? That's one of the hardest lessons to learn.

I want to know about my mom. And other stuff. I want to know the whole story, good or bad." "Me, too," said Gazzy. "I want to find my parents so I can tell'm what total scuzzes they are. Like, 'Hi, mom and dad, you're such scum!

You know, when you're right, that's all you get to be.

Knowledge is a terrible burden. It may help you, but it might also destroy you.

and I think that everything in life is kind of unreal, isn't it?

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

Yes, Max, you are going to die. Just like everybody else. Thank you, Confucious.

On the other hand, sometimes a happy delusion is better than grim reality.

You know, when you're right,that's all you get to be.

What is a lie? It's a distortion of reality, presented as reality.

Until now, I never noticed how much fantasy had to do with reality.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

What is a lie? It's a distortion of reality, presented as reality. We say it's a bad thing. We teach kids not to lie. We even put people in prison for lying. And yet there are lies all around us, and half the time we don't even really try to disguise it.

Your integrity, your dignity, your honor - they aren't for sale. Not ever. Not to anyone.

There is truth in dreams, but especially in nightmares.

The truth has always been far too dangerous for the public to know. The truth didn't usually set people free, it just got them crazier. Most people just couldn't handle the truth.

What is a lie? It's a distortion of reality, presented as reality. We say it's a bad thing. We teach kids not to lie. We even put people in prison for lying. And yet there are lies all around us, and half the time we don't even really try to disguise it.

Little books can mean big things, baby books are things that you probably might not know.

I loved this woman. You can't just turn off that kind of feeling. But I loved a person who didn't exist. I loved someone Diana was pretending to be. Maybe the signs were there, but I refused to see them. Maybe I didn't want to see them.

A COINCIDENCE in a police investigation is like an honest man in politics.

MEANWHILE, BACK IN REALITY…

but people forget. Always. It's got to be one of the fundamental laws of the universe.

The world might look glossy and safe, but that's just paint, a shimmering clear coat.

But even when patients die under totally hinky circumstances, people think doctors are so Godlike, they just accept whatever they're told.