Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word police-the wordinistas-over at Webster's are gonna say, "Hey, that's not a word." Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books...I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart.

Stephen Colbert

The Colbert Report

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Truth

Speaker

Stephen Colbert

Source

The Colbert Report

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Occupation

TV personality Comedian

From

United States

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"Truthiness." The Colbert Report, created by Stephen Colbert, season 1, episode 1, Spartina Productions and Busboy Productions and Comedy Partners, 2005.

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The hero of my tale, whom I love with all the power of my soul, whom I have tried to portray in all his beauty, who has been, is, and will be beautiful, is Truth.

Leo Tolstoy

Sevastopol in May

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Truth

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Leo Tolstoy
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Sevastopol in May
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Time
1855 1850s 19th century
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Tolstoy, Leo. "Севастополь в Мае [Sevastopol in May]." Sovremennik, 1855.

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Tolstoy, Leo. "Sevastopol in May." The Cossacks and Other Stories, translated by David McDuff and Paul Foote. Penguin Books, 2006.

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Would I rather be feared or loved? Um, easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.

Michael Scott

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Love and fear Leadership
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Michael Scott
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Source
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Genre
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Time
2005 2000s 21st century
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