Quotes About Truth

"Not sure," he retorted; "you call yourself a journalist, and admit there is a subject under Heaven of which you are not sure!"

Children are the most honest critics. They will say "You're funny", but also "You're pathetic - go away."

The bottom line of comedy is to be funny, and the bottom line of drama is to be truthful. You can be truthful and funny, but if you're not truthful in a drama than the audience leaves you.

Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.

Funny, now I can see, how looks can be deceiving.

Don't write about what you don't know even if you don't know it.

I've never known an auctioneer to lie unless it was absolutely necessary.

The movies are funny, in one way, because you think of everyone being as beautiful as the dawn, but that isn't true.

I don't know when I'm writing dark. I don't know when I'm writing funny or even heartbreaking. I'm always just trying to write it true.

My way of looking at the world is that if it is true, it is funny and it is dark. No matter how dark it is, I just think it is funny. I can't help it.

Don't repeat the lies of the liars.

They want to deceive their people first because now they are in a very shabby situation

The Americans, they always depend on a method what I call ... stupid, silly. All I ask is check yourself. Do not in fact repeat their lies.

With respect to the situation in Al-Faw, the British told big lies. In Al-Faw, our forces' positions remained in place.

The information was correct but the interpretations were not.

They are lying every day. They are lying always, and mainly they are lying to their public opinion

I have a feeling that we are doing better in the war than the people have been told.

We were told four years ago that 17 million people went to bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They were all on a diet.

I don't weigh a pound over one hundred and eighty and, what's more, I never did.

Just because the kid's cute, doesn't mean you're not the father.

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.

Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.

Wisdom of the Ages: "Brian Williams Week" Just like me in 2003, it looks like Brian Williams ended up "Between Iraq and a Hard Place.

The more you exaggerate, the more you will look funny!