“In the 13 months I've been in the Senate, it has become apparent to me the single thing that Republican politicians hate and fear the most, and that is when they're forced to tell the truth. It makes their heads explode.” HateMonthsPoliticianRepublicanTelling The TruthSenateHate And Fear Author:Ted Cruz
“I think people do look to writers to tell the truth in a way that nobody else quite will, not politicians or ministers or sociologists. A writer's job, is to, by way of fiction, somehow describe the way we live. And to me, this seems an important task, very worth doing, and I think also, to the reading public, it seems, even though they might not articulate it, it seems to them something worth doing also.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksImportantSeemsMightJobsReadingFictionPoliticianTasksMinistersTelling The TruthSociologists Author:John Updike
“We are living in a culture that if you criticize immorality you could be branded as a "bigot". I am going to lose a lot of support just by saying this. I am not a politician and I am not running a popularity contest. My job is to defend our world from Islam. You asked why the westerners convert to Islam and I must tell the truth as I see it. If that offends anyone, let him be offended.” IfsWorldRunningJobsCultureLosesSupportPoliticianIslamTelling The TruthCriticizeOur WorldPopularityContestsOffendedImmoralityBigotsWesternersBrandedPopularity Contest Author:Ali Sina
“It was a charming fantasy of romantics that the spies would stop spying, that political conflict would end and politicians would tell the truth. Unfortunately that has not been the case.” EndsPoliticalCasesFantasyDemocracyPoliticianConflictTelling The TruthCharmingSpy Author:John le Carre
“I believe that the people, instead of pretty lies, should be told the truth, no matter how ugly it may be. What can we do, destiny hasn't been kind to us; but, with the help of God, we will prevail.” PeopleInspirationalShouldBelieveKindMayMatterGodHelpingTruthLyingI BelieveDestinyPoliticianUglyLawyerTelling The TruthPrevailingTruth HurtsBitter TruthTruth Will Prevail Author:Alija Izetbegovic
“Things poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth. Politicians might mention renewable energy, and the public will think, "That sounds good, but I don't believe they're going to do everything they can to build those towers."” PeopleThinkingBelieveWellsMightEnergySoundPoliticianDon't BelieveTelling The TruthTowersPollsRenewable Energy Author:Zephyr Teachout
“The stupid thing I incorrectly believed for a long time is that I believed for a long time that some politicians could sometimes tell the truth.” LongSometimesStupidPoliticianLong TimeTelling The TruthStupid Things Author:David Crosby
“You can't be both a writer and a politician, at least not a good writer. A writer must always tell the truth as he sees it. And the politician must never give the game away.” GivingGamesPoliticianTelling The TruthGood Writers Author:Gore Vidal
“Canada has always been ready for the truth. I think they actually appreciate a politician or anybody as a leader who tells the truth.” ThinkingLeaderReadyPoliticianAppreciateCanadaTelling The Truth Author:Kevin O'Leary
“The only politician anybody ever believed was Kennedy, anyway. Kennedy, Martin Luther King - civil rights always turns out in bloody war. Where's his dream now? When is a change going to come - as Sam Cooke said - for blacks in America? Anyone who does tell the truth gets a bullet in the head, y'know what I mean?” KnowsMeanDoeSaidWarDreamAmericaTurnsRightsKingsPoliticianCivil RightsTelling The TruthBloodyBulletsLutherSam Cooke Author:Shane MacGowan
“This is what's so hard about our current politics: things poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth.” PeopleBelievePoliticianTelling The Truth Author:Zephyr Teachout
“America is basically a hypocritical society and recognizes that hypocrisy is found throughout. The public doesn't look for politicians to tell the truth or to deliver on their promises. This country could become America the beautiful, but it never will. It's in the hands of the wrong people. And the public is so apathetic. Those who are not apathetic are dispirited, discouraged, and disheartened. Those who will sometimes feel a twitch of inspiration that would lead them to do something, they, based on their conditioning, will start to total up all the reasons why they can't succeed.” PeopleCountrySometimesReasonInspirationBeautifulPoliticianPromiseSucceedHypocrisyTelling The TruthDiscouragedHypocriticalApathetic Author:Ernie Chambers
“We artists have the dignity to tell the truth to the people, unlike politicians.” PeopleArtistPoliticianDignityTelling The Truth Author:Yoko Ono
“We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.” WantTruthAmericaPoliticalLeadershipLeaderPoliticianElectionTelling The TruthFamous Women Author:Ann Richards