truth

"In so far as theories of mathematics speak about reality, they are not certain, and in so far as they are certain, they do not speak about reality."

"According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave t…"

"Don’t criticise my country for dealing with the reality of the migrant crisis that Brussels refuses to face"

"In my show I announce, ‘People say Lady Gaga is a lie, and they are right. I am a lie. And every day I kill to make it true.’"

"My conception of phantasy, as a genuine art-form, is an extension rather than a negation of reality. Ordinary tales about a castle ghost or old-fashioned werewolf are merely so much junk. The true fun…"

"People assume that there must have been tension between us, but the truth is I wanted to be just like Cass. Cass liberated me; she stopped John trying to have too much control over me. She taught me a…"

"History will be much kinder to Richard Nixon than his contemporaries have been. Truths will come to light that will reveal him to be a more honorable man than some who have come to that office after h…"

"Hodgson, a man of steadfast integrity and strong personality, possessed true distinction."

"Every man is fully satisfied that there is such a thing as truth, or he would not ask any question."

"The only way we can determine the true age of the earth is for God to tell us what it is. And since he has told us, very plainly, in the Holy Scriptures that it is several thousand years of age, and n…"

"The truth is at the beginning of anything and its end are alike touching."

"It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in looking for the sacred Emperor in the low-class tea-shops."

"A burning at the stake, an afternoon in the rack, headscrews, a douche with boiling water, nails into hands, induced vomiting, ripped tongues, dead babes, human target practice, possession by devils, …"

"I used to assume history and memory would always triumph over temporary aberrations and return to their rightful place. It now appears the opposite is true."

"Jean-Michel Basquiat was one of the most talented, charming, charismatic, clever, bright, irresponsible, self-centered, self-indulgent, lying bastards that I've ever met."

"“...reality’s always dull, you know..."

"Cling to truth and it turns into falsehood. Understand falsehood and it turns into truth. Truth and falsehood are two sides of the same coin. Neither accept one nor reject the other."

"I have generally been denominated a Deist, the reality of which I never disputed, being conscious I am no Christian, except mere infant baptism make me one; and as to being a Deist, I know not, strict…"

"To me, faith means treating the truth as true."

"Why assume so glibly that the God who presumably created the universe is still running it? It is certainly perfectly conceivable that He may have finished it and then turned it over to lesser gods to …"