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“True and constant vigour of body is the effect of health, which is much better preserved with watery, herbaceous, frugal, and tender food, than with vinous, abundant, hard, and gross flesh. And in a sound body, a clear intelligence, and desire to suppress the mischievous inclinations, and to conquer the irrational passions, produces true worth.”
Antonio Cocchi (1695–1758) said by 1758 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Start each day badly and you wave success goodbye. How you start anything plays a key part in how successful you will be. This is true for how you begin each day. Everyone knows the adage about ‘getting out of bed on the wrong side’ – it may not be literally true but metaphorically it is 100-per-cent correct.”
Nigel Cumberland (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The more we are committed to believing that something is true, the less likely we are to believe that its opposite is true, even in the face of clear evidence that shows we are wrong.”
Marshall Goldsmith (born 1949) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: p. 24 (in 2010 edition)
“Are stories true?" "Which ones?" "The mermaid mother and Hansel and Gretel and all them." "Well," says Ma, "not literally." "What's—" "They're magic, they're not about real people walking around today." "So they're fake?" "No, no. Stories are a different kind of true.”
Emma Donoghue (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She wanted to crawl into his arms and be soothed, and soothe him in return, and forget all the grand ideas she’d ever had about true love, and the necessity for it. Because true love was a load of baloney. Finding a good friend...a good friend who trusted you...was more than enough.”
M. K. Hobson (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wasn’t sure if we were still engaged.” “After everything we’ve been through? After true love conquered all?” Emily shook her head. “Being dead had done nothing to alleviate your obtuseness, Mr. Stanton.” “Being dead allowed me to learn the heart’s deepest secret,” he said. “That sometimes love—even true love—isn’t enough.” ”But it’s a start,” Emily said.”
M. K. Hobson (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What we are pursuing is beauty, nothing but beauty. It's not true beauty if we didn't create it. Creating beauty with beauty is not true beauty either; real beauty is achieved by transforming the ugly into the beautiful.”
Mo Yan (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Old age is a wonderful time of life ... At least, that's what everyone tells you. But let me tell you: it is not true. What's true is that your hips, knees and ankles gradually give up on you – everything is quite dreadful, really. And it was a terrible thing to have told us...because we believed it.”
Debbie Reynolds (1932–2016) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the lie of growing old gracefully, as cited in "Debbie Reynolds interview: movies, failed marriages, and why a woman should be 'like a treasure chest'", The Telegraph (December 29, 2016)
“The things to be investigated are either true or false. If false, pertinacious inquiry will reveal their falsity. If true, they are profoundly important. For there are no half-truths in Nature; every smallest departure has portentous consequences; our eyes must open slowly, or we should be overwhelmed.”
Oliver Lodge (1851–1940) said by 1940 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now why on Earth would you tell him a thing like that?” “Because it’s true.” Sbrulius laughed. “That, dear Faust, is the single worst argument you could have raised. Many things are true. Few are proper. Fewer still are desirable.”
Michael Swanwick (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.”
Robert Stanley Weir (1856–1926) said by 1926 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You need not think of [Black Jade] any more, for she died a few days ago while you were unconscious!" Pao-yu sat up and cried, "Is it true?" "Of course it is true," Precious Virtue said. "Do you think I would say such a terrible thing of anyone if it were not? [...]" Pao-yu cried unrestrainedly until he fell back, exhausted and unconscious.”
Wang Chi-chen (1899–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“'Insensate groom! What crime is there that you have not committed? You have stolen peaches and stolen wine, upset the high feast, purloined Lao Tzu's elixir, and then taken more wine for your banquet here. You have piled up sin upon sin; do you not realize what you have done?' 'Quite true,' said Monkey, 'all quite true. What are you going to do about it?'”
Arthur Waley (1889–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Internet has been accused of making us shallow. We’re skimming, not reading. We lack the ability to engage deeply with a subject anymore. That’s both true and not true: we skim and browse certain types of content, and read others carefully. Oftentimes, we’ll save a long form journalism article and read it later offline, perhaps on the train home from work.”
Kenneth Goldsmith (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The object of mathematics is to discover "true" theorems. We shall use the term "valid" to describe statements formed according to certain rules and then shall discuss how this notion compares with the intuitive idea of "true".”
Paul Cohen (1934–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[I]t is not true–no, it is not true–that we have uprooted the Arabs.We have not uprooted them; we have shown them the way to a better life,and we shall continue to do this until they understand that we have a common interest in reviving the Middle East, and that this task can be achieved only on the basis of a strong Jewish Palestine.”
Chaim Weizmann (1874–1952) first seen 1935 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: , Weizmann’s address to the 19th Zionist Congress in Lucerne,Switzerland, August 27, 1935, in ibid.:81
“It’s great to be outlandish... to acknowledge that side of yourself. But it’s when you harness that true power that the true success is unleashed. I’m glad I came out of hiding to liberate this persona.”
Erika Jayne (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is life energy that causes us to grow. It is life energy that enables us to heal. ... It evokes the true and only healing, that which occurs from within. A drug may relieve the symptoms of a disease but it does not cure. The true cure always involves a major change in the person's attitude toward himself and toward life.”
John Diamond (doctor) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“True religion, sprung from God above, Is, like her fountain, full of charity, Embracing all things with a tender love, Full of good will and meek expectancy, Full of true justice and sure verity, In heart and voice; free, large, even infinite, Not wedged in straight peculiarity, But grasping all in her vast active spright: Bright lamp of God! that men would joy in thy pure light!”
Henry More (1614–1687) first seen 1662 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Immortality of the Soul (1662), Book 2, Canto 3
“He who says he values no translation of this or that poem because he understands the original, has indeed no true relish, that is, in effect, no true understanding of either.”
Joseph Trapp (1679–1747) said by 1747 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is quite true that partition far from proving to be a solution to the Muslim problem has only aggravated it. But it is simply not true that there was a happy solution waiting round the corner only if partition had been avoided. For the Muslims demanded parity as the price for remaining in a politically united India and surely this was an impossible demand.”
Hamid Dalwai (1932–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Muslim politics, p.113, quoted from Elst, Koenraad (2014). Decolonizing the Hindu mind: Ideological development of Hindu revivalism. New Delhi: Rupa. p. 368
“Tagovailoa trying to.. make up for it. Fires to the endzone, TOUCHDOWN! ALABAMA WINS! The Crimson Tide will not be denied! True freshman, to true freshman: Tagovailoa to DeVonta Smith. Alabama breaks Georgia hearts. Nick Saban back on the summit, where he has caught "The Bear" with his sixth national championship. 'Bama has won 5 in nine years.”
Chris Fowler (born 1962) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fowler calling Alabama's game winning 41 yard touchdown catch by freshman receiver DeVonta Smith from quarterback and fellow freshman Tua Tagovailoa in overtime to beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 College Football …
“For myself, I am totally convinced that these are the true happenings of our time; that, even as I write, these events are unfolding. As they further unfold, I believe they will prove to your fullest satisfaction that this is the true condition of our present time in history. p. 1”
Benjamin Creme (1922–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We do not have democracy today, true democracy. There is no true democracy in the world - not in China, Russia or Britain.”
Benjamin Creme (1922–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I actually think I have a lot of common ground with many libertarian viewpoints… True libertarians, which many happen to be in the Republican Party, true libertarian viewpoints are pro-immigration.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Billy Binion, ““Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'I Have a Lot of Common Ground With Many Libertarian Viewpoints'”, Reason magazine, (Aug. 8, 2019) from Instagram live stream (Aug. 2, 2019)
“There is the world for you. Beauty, true beauty, is intangible. It is in the eye of the beholder. Something that we can lose at any moment, and the more you examine it, the more illusive it becomes. True happiness is virtue, and virtue is predicated on knowledge and righteous conduct.”
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1056–1111) said by 1111 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The ultimate argument that legalizes a moral ideal as a true (or true illusion) is power.”
Radoslav Rochallyi (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let us be true to our ideals, true to the spirit of Universal Compassion—whether we walk with the lone worm wandering in the twilight of consciousness, the feathered forms of the fields and forests, the kine of the meadows, the simple savage on the banks of the gladed river, the political blanks whom men call wives, or the outcasts of human industry.”
J. Howard Moore (1862–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve often found myself in a situation where, narratively speaking, I’m the bad guy,” she says. “We can acknowledge more than just black and white. If you present something that feels true to you, there will be other people who are like, ‘This is true to me too.’”
Mitski (born 1990) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On her song “The Only Heartbreaker” in Mitski Had to Quit Music to Love It” in Rolling Stone (2021 Dec 27)
“Sometimes I’ll bring that up and people will say, “Well, you can’t find a true Indian on the Dominican Republic,” and I’m like, “You can’t find a true anything.” What is it about us suppressing this part of ourselves and highlighting this other part of ourselves? I think all that leads to bad self-esteem, which has a ripple effect on society.”
Raquel Cepeda (born 1973) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the relationship between race and memory in “Becoming Latina: An Interview with Raquel Cepeda” in Hazlitt (2013 Jun 26)
“Thou, for whose love I've sacrifice existence, Art, yet art not, the sum of earth's existence, Earth lacks true Being, yet depends thereon— Thou art true Being, Thou art pure existence The Loved One is quite colourless, O heart, Be not engrossed with colours, then, O heart All colours come from what is colourless, And 'who can dye so well as God,' O heart?”
Jami (1414–1492) said by 1492 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is true that our collective military strength has been a deterrent to communist aggression. It is equally true--now that both sides possess the means of mass annihilation--that military might alone will not solve our problems or protect us from encirclement.”
Paul Hellyer (1923–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In any disagreement between what we want to be true and what is true, physical reality wins every time.”
Greg Craven wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A Shop-keeper will never get the more Custom by beating his Customers: And what is true of a Shop-keeper, is true of a Shop-keeping Nation.”
Josiah Tucker (1713–1799) first seen 1766 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Letter from a Merchant in London to His Nephew in North America (1766), p. 46
“As I mentioned before, exposure to true information does not matter anymore. A person who is demoralized is unable to assess true information. The facts tell him nothing, even if I shower him with information, with authentic proof, with documents and pictures. ...he will refuse to believe it... That's the tragedy of the situation of demoralization.”
Yuri Bezmenov (1939–1993) first seen 1983 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1983 interview, as quoted in 38 years ago, a KGB defector chillingly predicted modern America (18 July 2018), Big Think.
“If you say fuck the patriarchy but you don’t ride for other women, then it might be more true that the patriarchy has fucked you, seducing you with the belief that men care more about your well-being than women do. It isn’t true.”
Brittney Cooper (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The despots of Italy were, in fact, in the Greek sense, tyrants, and Machiavelli did little more than say so. What gives him his importance is that what was true of the small despots of Italy was going to become true of the national monarchs of Europe.”
John Neville Figgis (1866–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Such an ideology has always been available... It is embodied either in the true Christian or the true Buddhist faith, but it has never yet been put into practice. It could provide the scientific and practical basis for world regeneration. It embodies the principle of unity, of sharing and of cooperation.”
Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is true for my family is not true for the family next door or down the street. We get nowhere venting our frustrations through talk of blame. So when we don’t see people masking, when we don’t see people doing what we think they should be doing, let’s just really be thoughtful about how we engage people and have healthy conversations to get our communities where we’d like to see them.”
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“when I wrote My Father’s Daughter, some people said it was too good to be true; but it couldn’t be too good to be true, because if you set your mind in good things, you will do good things.”
Mabel Segun (1930–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I can barely contain my true feeling about you. My true animosity and hatred. Utter disdain. I wouldn't describe it any other way other than pure contempt and utter disdain. Distilled hatred. And it's not a joke. It's completely serious. And I can barely hold it in.”
Nick Fuentes (born 1998) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking to his fans Candace Owens DESTROYS "Unholy Rabbi" Barclay Timestamp 22:00 - 22:20 (March 19, 2024)
“Humphrey, dear,” she said, “we hear you’ve become famous. Is it true?” “It's true if you've heard it,” he replied. “That's what fame is.”
John Collier (1901–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don't mind tinkling a little in this Bedlam called popularity, but my real desire is to ring true-as nearly true as I can get. I have always believed in my star, that light to live and create, and to express myself in pictures of simplicity and strength. (October 1st)”
Art Young (1866–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ppl seem to operate under the false assumption that the majority of Americans are on the side of equality & progress at any given time in history when it's most often the opposite that's true. That's why the true story of democracy & rights in the USA is one of prolonged struggle”
Bree Newsome (born 1985) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 11/11/2020 on Twitter
“why all these killings happening in the first place? Why are people conditioned to kill each other? Why is it true in the United States but not true in other parts of the world?”
Derecka Purnell wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A divine philosopher is he who through ascetic purification and noetic contemplation has achieved a direct union with God, and is a true friend of God, in that he esteems and loves the supreme, creative and true wisdom above every other love, wisdom and knowledge.”
Gregory of Sinai (1255–1346) said by 1346 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As a people, we Americans love the theatrical art and in order that the theater may be a significant factor in our national life, we have had it said we should produce plays representative of American life. This is obviously true, but is it not true also that a generous sprinkling of Shakespeare would be a fine racial tonic for us?”
Lucy Feagin (1876–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Is it true?” “Probably. But just for the record, is what true?”
Mike Resnick (1942–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Swithinbank] had dreamed of this show, and here was the dream come true, because he had made it come. What had I ever dreamed of except to be tucked in under a warm blanket of safety? And what had I ever done to make even that true? Nothing.”
Howard Spring (1889–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“True coalition is not a smattering of tokens. True coalition forms between groups, the premise is that each group has a strong base in a larger community. Thus Jews who want to work in coalition need not only to know who we are but to be bonded with other Jews.”
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz (1945–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source