#ruth

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. ↗

Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#every #every man #him #knock #man

A friend said to me, 'Be glad for your troubles - they strengthen you.' Well, if that's the truth, I'm going to be so strong they'll have to beat me to death! ↗

— Sonia Johnson

#death #friend #glad #going #i

The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon. ↗

— Angelina Jolie

#animal #being #cage #caged #dead

I'm not pretty. The truth is I didn't think I could be a model at all. I was looking at some of the guys on the walls at Irene Marie and I thought to myself 'Jesus Christ. I can't do this. I don't look anything like these guys'. ↗

— Channing Tatum

#christ #could #guys #i #irene

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#being #church #disturbing #him #idea

You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand. ↗

— Mary Harris Jones

#know #oath #stand #tell #took

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. ↗

— Mother Jones

#am #i #i am #pen #please

Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared. ↗

— Erica Jong

#because #being #compared #detested #gossip

To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound way. ↗