Being true Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

It is more important that a proposition be interesting than that it be true.

— Alfred North Whitehead

[In many circumstances,] the most important thing about a proposition is not that it be true, but that it be interesting.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Some philosophers fail to distinguish propositions from judgements; ... But in the real world it is more important that a proposition be interesting than…

— Alfred North Whitehead

Interesting doesn't always equal practical, but being practical is always less interesting.

— James A. Owen

It's much more important to be interested than to be interesting.

— Jane Fonda

A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.

— Maurice Maeterlinck

In any event, a truth that disheartens, because it is true, is still of far more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.

— Maurice Maeterlinck

Being interested is more important than being interesting.

— Ann Landers

There is a kind of belief among my students that things that are true are interesting. But most things that are true are not…

— Alistair MacLeod

“Mysteries are always more exciting than truths”

— V.E. Schwab

“Perception is more important than reality. If someone perceives something to be true, it is more important than if it is in fact true.…

— Ivanka Trump

It's important to be true to the events, but the most important thing is to get to the essence of the experience. Not to…

— Mike Leigh