True Quotes

The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.

But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.

I want to stay true to who I am by trying to be in the moment.

The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself.

People think that because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the case. Biography and memoirs can never be wholly true, since they cannot include every conceivable circumstance of what happened. The novel can do that.

It's surreal to know my dreams are coming true.

These Americans are among the working poor with full-time jobs earning $5.15 an hour. Millions fall into this boat, even more when you consider that the poverty line has not been adequately adjusted to reflect the true level of poverty in this country.

To be seen and to be respected for my work and acknowledged as a true American Latina... means a lot to me.

It wasn't until Duotones that I felt my true voice come out.

It is true that the movie is perhaps my most politically-charged. The story is thrust into motion by the idea of what do you do when your 13 year old daughter comes home pregnant. And not only is she pregnant, but she wants to keep the baby.

Flipping the dial through available radio stations there will blare out to any listener an array of broadcasts, 24/7, propagating Religious Right politics, along with what they deem to be 'old-time gospel preaching.' This is especially true of what comes over the airwaves in Bible Belt southern states.

Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself.

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.

The Cardinal is at his wit's end - it is true that he had not far to go.

Opposition is true friendship.

I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.

A true initiation never ends.

It is natural for the mind to believe and for the will to love; so that, for want of true objects, they must attach themselves to false.

It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true.

True Americanism is opposed utterly to any political divisions resting on race and religion.

True health care reform cannot happen in Washington. It has to happen in our kitchens, in our homes, in our communities. All health care is personal.

The joy we get as actors is out of transforming ourselves into something that's not necessarily anything true to ourselves. And it's a power - not being yourself, and being in the role; it's just like another prop.

The gift of song is just like... I think music is one of those true things in this world that is universal.

Well, that's the old story I heard about the Jackie Chan films. That, like, Jackie Chan will just keep going and when crew members drop he just replaces them. I don't know if that's true but after having worked in Japan I believe it might be true.

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

It is simply not true that war is solely a means to an end, nor do people necessarily fight in order to obtain this objective or that. In fact, the opposite is true: people very often take up one objective or another precisely in order that they may fight.

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us.

I really like where Tony Robbins says that we're all hypnotized to see beauty this one specific way, and it's true.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.