“The truth of good economic doctoring is to know the general principles, and to really know the specifics. To understand the context, and also, to understand that an economy may need some tender loving care, not just the so-called hard truths, if it's going to get by.” IfsKnowsNeedsMayHardCarePrinciplesEconomyEconomicHard TruthsSpecificsDoctoringTender Loving Care Author:Jeffrey Sachs
“One must never have spared oneself, one must have acquired hardness as a habit to be cheerful and in good spirits in the midst of nothing but hard truths.” HardSpiritHabitOneselfMidstCheerfulCheerfulnessHardnessHard Truths Book:Basic Writings of Nietzsche Source: Basic Writings of Nietzsche
“Most centrist Democrats... try to distance themselves from controversies that recall the 1960s. There are journalistic centrists as well, who avoid hard truths for the sake of acceptance and legitimacy.” TryingWellsHardAcceptanceDistanceDemocratSakeRecallsControversy1960sLegitimacyJournalisticHard Truths Book:Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader Source: Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader
“The patterns have become unmistakable and undeniable. ... We have to come to terms with some hard truths about race and justice in America.” HardAmericaTermJusticeRacePatternsHard Truths Author:Hillary Clinton
“You think because you face situations not of your making that you exercise no choice? That you are helpless? To the contrary, child. Your whole life has been full of choices. Hiding from a hard truth is a choice. Surrender - even to the inevitable - is a choice. Even in death there is a choice. You may have no control over the time or manner of your death, but you can choose how you face it.” ThinkingMayChildrenHas BeensHardWholeFacesChoicesSituationExerciseTruth IsContraryWhole LifeSurrenderInevitableHidingHelplessHard Truths Author:C. L. Wilson