My personal experience says yes this statement is true. In fact Aaj he ki baat. Yesterday I got a written warning in my office because they said I had maxed my Tardies/ Absences. I didn't pay much attention to it. Today I was thinking and thought I am really punctual so how is it possible? So I begin going through old emails and time clock data. My emails didn't help at all. After about hour or two of thinking and going through the same old things again and again I found an "evidence" to prove myself right. So I definitely stand by this statement.
I know this situation is not directly related to the statement but if you look at it from my perspective it is. Because I had to will to prove myself right so I found the way to do it.