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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.

~ Patrick Henry

Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and increasing by staying in port; but know he finds, I fancy, if Emperors hear the truth, that his fleet suffers more in a night than ours in one year.

~ Horatio Nelson

There are, in truth, no specialties in medicine, since to know fully many of the most important diseases a man must be familiar with their manifestations in many organs.

~ William Osler

When you're caught up in the storm or, you know, just the turmoil of everything that there is another side and you do get through it. And you know, just standing by the truth and doing the right thing.

~ Amber Frey

When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.

~ William Blake

If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.

~ Harri Holkeri

Man can embody truth but he cannot know it.

~ William Butler Yeats

Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse.

~ Dorothy L. Sayers

Traditional scientific method has always been at the very best, 20 - 20 hindsight. It's good for seeing where you've been. It's good for testing the truth of what you think you know, but it can't tell you where you ought to go.

~ Robert M. Pirsig

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

~ Ronald Reagan

Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.

~ Daniel Kahneman

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

~ Louis Nizer

I think we spend so much of our lives trying to pretend that we know what's going to happen next. In fact we don't. To recognize that we don't know even what will happen this afternoon and yet having the courage to move forward - that's one meaning of faith.

~ Sharon Salzberg

When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, 'Why can't I do anything I want to do?'

~ Carole King

As a shame researcher, I know that the very best thing to do in the midst of a shame attack is totally counterintuitive: Practice courage and reach out!

~ Brené Brown

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

~ James A. Michener

We all know the dangers of sequels. Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place too often, and I think you've got to move beyond it, go the extra mile and have the courage not to just repeat the first one.

~ Colin Firth

I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.

~ Mo Yan

I don't know what kind of courage it took thousands of years ago, but I know how courageous women need to be today.

~ Beth Moore

I know this president. And I can tell you that he cares deeply about the next generation of young women in this country - his daughters, and everyone's daughters. President Obama had the courage to stand with Sandra Fluke. Without hesitation, he defended her right to tell her story.

~ Nancy Keenan

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

~ Isaac Asimov

I tell a student that the most important class you can take is technique. A great chef is first a great technician. 'If you are a jeweler, or a surgeon or a cook, you have to know the trade in your hand. You have to learn the process. You learn it through endless repetition until it belongs to you.

~ Jacques Pepin

What's great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke. Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too.

~ Andy Warhol

If you don't know how great this country is, I know someone who does; Russia.

~ Robert Frost

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

~ John Locke

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.

~ Charles Kingsley

If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing.

~ Robin Williams

I like bowling. I suck at it, but I like it. You know what's so funny? I have days when I'm absolutely great at doing it, and then I have days when I just don't understand it.

~ Lil' Kim

I know this may come as a shock to most of you, but I've decided to quit acting. I will not be auditioning for anything anymore, and if I get offered something like a role in a movie or a commercial or something, I will graciously turn it down. It's been great, but its just not for me anymore.

~ Chris Pratt

Therefore in medicine we ought to know the causes of sickness and health.

~ Avicenna

Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health.

~ Sally Schneider

We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.

~ M. Scott Peck

The only trouble here is they won't let us study enough. They are so afraid we shall break down and you know the reputation of the College is at stake, for the question is, can girls get a college degree without ruining their health?

~ Ellen Swallow Richards

I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential.

~ Charles Kennedy

There are less than 1 per cent of anorexic girls, but there more than 30 per cent of girls in France - I don't know about England - that are much, much overweight. And it is much more dangerous and very bad for the health.

~ Karl Lagerfeld

Well, you know my number one cause has always been that women's reproductive health needs to be protected.

~ Ann Richards

I know every fight could be my last fight, and if that happens, that's not just a health issue, but I'll be knocked off that king's stool.

~ Anthony Joshua

No employer is going to hire robustly until they know what the health care cost is going to be.

~ Lindsey Graham

I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's reproductive health.

~ Jackie Speier

The quarterback is the most vulnerable one on the field. He's in an awkward position a lot of times when he throws the ball. So he does have to be protected. You lose a quarterback, you're in trouble. I don't know if they can make it too safe. I think health becomes an issue.

~ Bud Grant