In an ideal world, you might imagine that scientific papers were only cited by academics on the basis of their content. This might be true. But lots of other stuff can have an influence. – Ben Goldacre
It’s true that the Federal Reserve faces a lot of political pressure and is unpopular in many circles. – Ben Bernanke
You can’t find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well. – Carrie Fisher
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame. – Arthur Schopenhauer
I shall try to write a poem that is about the moment but doesn’t betray things that are true to me as a poet. – Andrew Motion
I’ve seen a ghost in my bathroom with no face, this is true by the way, and I had a yo-yo that rolled up a hill in my apartment. My place is a little slanted. I have no idea how that happened. – Brett Dier
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us – never cease to instruct – never cloy. – Charles Caleb Colton
There is a kind of belief among my students that things that are true are interesting. But most things that are true are not interesting. Four pages describing how I got up and brushed my teeth in the morning would kill you. – Alistair MacLeod
Those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you won’t get to choose your doctor – that some bureaucrat will choose for you. That’s also not true. – Barack Obama
I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true. – Alanis Morissette
I think novels are profoundly autobiographical. If writers deny that, they are lying. Or if it’s really true, then I think it’s a mistake. – Amity Gaige
It is true that Egypt’s attempt at democracy after the 2011 revolution encountered many obstacles in governance and infrastructure. – Ahmed Zewail
True, He is infinite Majesty, but He is also infinite Goodness and infinite Love. There can be no greater Lord than God; neither can there be a more ardent lover than He. – Alphonsus Liguori
Everyone thinks something like ‘The Hills’ just falls into your lap. It’s not true. You have to work for everything. – Brody Jenner
As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what’s personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn’t ring true. – Alan Alda
Yes, I was a big math and computer geek, that’s true. I was driven by the scholastic side of things. For me, it was all about what I could do with math and computers. – Brian Acton
The sexes in each species of being… are always true equivalents – equals but not identical. – Antoinette Brown Blackwell
It’s true that people were told facial hair was not appreciated by the British public, but I just decided to keep the moustache. – Bob Ainsworth
If we have white persons in the March, we are certain to have trouble with the Communists, and it may not be viewed as a true expression of the Negro’s protest. – A. Philip Randolph
True enough, Osama bin Laden is dead and other al-Qaeda leaders have joined him. But, the assassination of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi is a brutal reminder that radical Islamic terror groups have not disappeared and certainly are not dormant. – Bob Beauprez
