Quotes About Truth

I think it has most to do with the way in which a story is told, whether it feels real either via the music of the telling or the honesty of the story.

I have built my reputation on honesty, I have sometimes been too honest.

When experience flies into realms that language cannot touch, honesty demands beyond-language.

You want to be entertaining to some degree. But honesty is always entertaining to me.

I am fortunate to have been well paid for an almost pathological honesty.

Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have admit to yourself your own errors.

Like the he-man movie stars who turn out to be queer . . . or the silent-film actors whose voices sound terrible recorded--the audience only wants a limited amount of honesty. [ellipses original]

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don't have brains enough to be honest.

Truth is such a rare thing it is delightful to tell it,

Every man has his fault, and honesty is his.- Lucullus (Act III, scene 1)

The best of all lost arts is honesty

Unfortunately in today's world a liar seems to be more reliable than a truthful honest man.

Confessions are meant to reveal universal truths through specific examples.

People hate to see their vices depicted, but vice is terrible and it should be depicted.

The truth ain't pretty. That's how you can identify it.

Find a strong glue and stick yourself to honesty! You shall feel like a wind, so light and so free!

Honesty defines self respect.

You can say no if that is more truthful than a resentful yes.

Secrets are lies by another name.

Honesty is the best insurance policy.

Freud was not entirely honest with himself when he said, "Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise".

Honesty whispers, "Don't get pricked by the thorns of lie.