Telling the truth, and confronting the challenge, is what politics is about.
I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing.
I only believe in telling the truth and being truthful.
What I respect about my dad is he comes forth and he tells the truth, and he's a very honorable person, I respect him a lot. He, I know deep down, has a good heart.
George Washington was the president who could never tell a lie, and Richard Nixon was the president who could never tell the truth. Donald Trump is truly the president who can't tell the difference.
The issue is that when you're a critic it's hard to tell the difference between the thrill of denouncing and telling the truth. Telling the truth to me feels more often like denouncing than like praising. There are many more concrete advantages in the world for people who praise than for those who denounce. So if you want to tell the truth, oftentimes you're going to err on the side of denouncing. That's just something I have to work on.
If McNamee is lying, then he has acted inexcusably, and he has made Clemens an innocent victim. If Clemens isn't telling the truth, then he has acted shamefully and has smeared McNamee. I don't think there's anything in between.
People are more interested in someone who goes on stage and tells the truth.
I tell the truth, and truth is the ultimate defense against libel.
I decided to tell the truth even if it meant being pointed at.
Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.
It's easier to tell a lie, than to tell the truth. It's easier to kill a fly, than it is to turn it loose.
If you're not gonna tell the truth, then why start talking?
Telling the truth is absolutely important.
The writer's job is to tell the truth.
But I'm going to try to tell the truth. Except for the parts I'm leaving out, because there's still stuff I'm just not going to tell you. Get used to it.
Lots of old slaves closes the door before they tell the truth about their days of slavery.
When you can't tell the truth, tell *a* truth.
Tell the truth so as to puzzle and confound your adversaries.
If you don't tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth about your own life, someone may claim the right to tell it for you.