Nothing is as unpopular as the truth.

I love the truth. It's the facts I'm not a fan of.

The truth, indeed, is something that mankind, for some mysterious reason, instinctively dislikes. Every man who tries to tell it is unpopular, and even when, by the sheer strength of his case, he prevails, he is put down as a scoundrel.

Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.

People are suckers for plausible narratives that confirm stereotypes, no matter how untrue they may be.

I'm a fan of the truth... even if it's painfully hard to accept.

Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If you show them enough times that their arguments are bullshit, then maybe just once, one of them will say, 'Oh! Wait a minute - I was wrong.' I live for that happening. Rare, I assure you

We prefer truth over facts.

Truth is slippery, not because it is difficult to grasp, but because we prefer our preconceptions, our beliefs, our myths.

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

Sometimes the truth is stupid.

Truthiness is tearing apart our country, and I don't mean the argument over who came up with the word. I don't know whether it's a new thing, but it's certainly a current thing, in that it doesn't seem to matter what facts are. It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. It's certainty. People love the president because he's certain of his choices as a leader, even if the facts that back him up don't seem to exist. It's the fact that he's certain that is very appealing to a certain section of the country. I really feel a dichotomy in the American populace. What is important? What you want to be true, or what is true?

Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.