#truth is

The truth is often terrifying, which I think is one of the motifs of Larry and Andrew's cinema. The cost of knowledge is an important theme. In the second and third films, they explore the consequences of Neo's choice to know the truth. It's a beautiful, beautiful story. ↗

— Keanu Reeves

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The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh. ↗

— Carl Reiner

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Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie. ↗

— Paul Scott

#always #counts #gossip #hearts #lie

Certainly, my father would not want to see me destroy myself in this business, as so many people in our family have been destroyed. I try to take good care of myself, but we are fighting the good fight, and the truth is powerful. ↗

— Sam Sheppard

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The truth is, it's not a great career move to create a readership and then, in effect, abandon them. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#career #create #effect #great #great career

The truth is balance. However the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie. ↗

— Susan Sontag

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Half a truth is often a great lie. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. ↗

— Charles Spurgeon

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On the one hand I wonder, Was this really my story to tell? On the other hand, I just wanted the story to be told. But the truth is that I didn't think anybody was going to read it. ↗

— Kathryn Stockett

#going #hand #i #i wonder #just

In the computer field, the moment of truth is a running program; all else is prophecy. ↗

— Herbert Simon

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