Favorite Quotations
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Truth, 7
In Search of Memory
Seek the company of those who seek the truth, and run away from those who have found it. ~ Vaclav Havel In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. ~ Samuel Johnson Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. ~ Hunter S. Thompson Truth is the mother of joy. Truth civilizes, ennobles and purifies. The grandest ambition that can enter the soul is to know the truth. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll Candor is the only way I know how to do it. I’m way too old to change. At the end of the day, I believe the truth is stronger than any lie that’s out there. ~ C. Ray Nagin, Esquire, 1/06 The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, for the truth. ~ Alfred Adler, Problems of Neurosis, 1929 Truth was always but the daughter of time. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci Truth is the baby of the world. It never gets old. ~ Dick Gregory The truth is found when men are free to pursue it. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it's not going to go away. ~ Elvis Presley I am searching for the truth. Somewhere, it’s in the music. ~ Paula Cole When you hear the truth you feel it in your gut; it vibrates in every cell of your body. ~ Bruce Luke Seaward, Stand Like Mountain Truth is not determined by the volume of the voice. ~ Chinese Proverb
"Nobody speaks the truth when there is something they must have." ~ Elizabeth Bowen