I love comedy and I love people, but you have to say things that are the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts.

我热爱喜剧，热爱人们，但是你一定要说实话，尽管事实有时会伤人。

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So wisdom, understanding the truth, but the truth hurts, truth is not always something that we like.

所以说智慧，就是了知真相，而真相是让人痛苦的，真相往往是我们所不喜欢的。

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These confident ones dare to tell the truth, even through the truth hurts, but other will trust them at the end, for he can understand you.

自信的人敢于说真话，即使真话伤害了他人，别人最终还是会信任你，因为他能把握住你。

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But the truth hurts.

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The truth often hurts.

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And it is a two-way street, the senior executive needs to create the environment where people feel they can tell the truth, even when it hurts their ego.

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