Quotes About Truth

era notorio que los sacerdotes sabían menos que nadie acerca del amor.

Lowther looked shocked. "That would mean it's our policy to kill civilians." "Exactly." "But the government assures us—" "The government lies," Boy said. "And the bomber crews know it. Many of them don't give a damn, of course, but some feel bad. They believe that if we're doing the right thing, then we should say so, and if we're doing the wrong thing we should stop.

Y recuerden: aunque el presidente les diga que llueve y parezca muy, muy sincero, miren por la ventana… solo para asegurarse».

Brave words came easily in the dark. Daylight might tell a different story.

if you deny the truth about yourself you lose your soul?

I'm on your side, always, she said. But I remember what it was like to be a sixteen-year-old girl. She's as worried as you are about her relationship with Jake. But she's not admitting it, even to herself, because that would wound her pride. So she resents you for speaking the truth. She has constructed a fragile defense around her self-esteem, and you just tear it down. What should I do? Help her build a better fence.

A secret shared is a secret no more.

Don't you know that if you deny the truth about yourself you lose your soul?

They had all glossed over what was wrong and declined to acknowledge reality.

Cómo debo vivir?». La respuesta de Tolstói era: «Tú conoces en tu corazón lo que es recto».

the importance of a free press, but it seemed to her that the lack of critical newspapers made it much easier for other forms of oppression to flourish.

La característica más asombrosa del liderazgo soviético de los anteriores sesenta y cinco años era la negativa a afrontar los hechos.

I never trust anyone who proclaims his morality from the pulpit. That high-minded type can always find an excuse for breaking his own rules. I'd rather do business with an everyday sinner who thinks it's probably to his advantage, in the long run, to tell the truth and keep his promises. He's not likely to change his mind about that.

a budget was like a newspaper gossip column: most of it could be fiction, because no one ever knew the truth.

Você acha que a história é verdadeira? Ela o fitou, com interesse, e ele se perdeu naqueles lindos olhos escuros. - Não sei - respondeu. - Sempre fico pensando se as histórias são verdadeiras ou não. A maioria das pessoas não liga, simplesmente gosta delas.

Whatever else Lenin might have done—and it was difficult to separate the truth from the conservative propaganda—at least, Billy thought, he was serious about educating Russian children. On

Que te quiero y quiero casarme contigo, pero también me gusta Walli, y me gusta acostarme con él, y el amor es libre, ¿o no? Así que ¿por qué vamos a mentirnos?

The American papers, which had been available in Vladivostok, were more honest than the British. Lev

If you start a witch hunt, you have to find some witches.

das selbst sagen?«

She put the point to her father, as they hung around the court, waiting for their case to come up. He said: "I never trust anyone who proclaims his morality from the pulpit. That high-minded type can always find an excuse for breaking his own rules. I'd rather do business with an everyday sinner who thinks it's probably to his advantage, in the long run, to tell the truth and keep his promises. He's not likely to change his mind about that.

you should never believe a politician with simple answers.

Tutti gli uomini sono inaffidabili.

Somehow—and Jasper could not figure out how this trick had been worked—people who challenged the president and caught him out cheating and lying were no longer heroes, as they had been in the seventies, but instead were considered disloyal and even anti-American.