Journalism Quote by Christopher Essex

“In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“Everywhere one turned, one found idiocies that were commonly accepted as truths only because they were embedded in a theory to which the scientists…

— Michael Lewis

“A very single fact could emerge into many versions of truth, depends on the number of eyewitnesses and interpretations.”

— Toba Beta

“False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do…

— Charles Darwin

“Research is a joy, especially when one is not burdened with an excessive reverence for the truth.”

— Lawrence Block

“The most important scientific concept is that an assertion is often an empirical question, settled by collecting evidence. The plural of anecdote is not…

— John Brockman

“I have never encountered scientists who admit the simple truth: Our scientific achievements have repeatedly jeopardized humanity.”

— Yuval Kanev, Helpless Earth: Reckless Science

“There can be many opinions on a thing, but there is only one truth.”

— Patrick Rothfuss

“We were all journalists, professional truth-seekers, but one thing we knew about the truth that laymen were prone to disregard was that it need…

— Walter Kirn

Scientific truth is always paradox, if judged by everyday experience, which catches only the delusive appearance of things.

— Karl Marx

“People will believe thousands of different lies in succession rather than confront a single scintilla of truth.”

— Steve Hely

“No one, from pontiffs to professors, has a monopoly on the truth. In the end, we are all just travelers--not scientists or mystics or…

— David Darling