“A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.”– Joe Biden Related Quotes “I think it better that in times like these a poet’s mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.”– William Butler Yeats “The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.”– Ramakrishna “Country music is three chords and the truth.”– Harlan Howard