#truthful

A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar. ↗

— Mark Twain

#liar #man #more #never #than

In the plays - that's where I go crazy. But my prose has a much lighter touch; it's not trying to thrill with language, just to be more truthful. I'm not concerned with the accuracy of anything. We don't get to the truth of anything with facts. ↗

— Denis Johnson

#anything #concerned #crazy #facts #get

It's been 25 years now, and truthfully, time sometimes blurs the memory. ↗

— Bob Kane

#memory #now #sometimes #time #truthfully

I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger. ↗

— Jeff Koons

#courage #enjoy #i #level #messenger

I think the success of my work stems from being truthful. ↗

— Catherine O'Hara

#i #i think #stems #success #think

Truthfully, this is how I approach my workout: I want to be the best athlete I can possibly be. If I can out-perform some of the better athletes then I'm happy. When I look at the NFL or the NBA, these guys look how I want to look - it's useable, functional muscle. ↗

— Channing Tatum

#athlete #athletes #best #better #functional

The way to my heart is by being truthful and spontaneous. ↗

— Michelle Trachtenberg

#heart #spontaneous #truthful #way

Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem. ↗

— Paul Celan

#basic #between #cannot #difference #hands

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous. ↗

— Frederick Douglass

#life #nation #only #secure #truthful

In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it. ↗

— Ernst Fischer

#art #break #change #changeable #decay