Avoiding Quote by Errol Morris Download Open image “There is such a thing as truth, but we have a vested interest in not seeing it, in avoiding it.” — Errol Morris ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Avoiding Interest Seeing Truth Vested interest Vested interests
Truth is so obscured nowadays and lies so well established that unless we love the truth we shall never recognize it. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
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If there be such a thing as truth, it must infallibly be struck out by the collision of mind with mind. — William Godwin Copy Share Image
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I reject the notion of a post-truth area. I don't believe there is such a thing, and we shouldn't accept that. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
God is greater than anything that man can do or has done. He is not undone by just a train of powder. "Our God… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
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When 'The Thin Blue Line' came out, I was criticized by many people for using reenactments, as if I wasn't dedicated to the truth… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Simply coming to the perpetrator and delivering the message is Nozick's definition of revenge. And in that sense, Adi is exacting revenge. When people… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
The chance that any given sentence is a lie, rather than a truth, I think, is fairly great. An intentional lie, a self-deception, a… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
I envy certain writers, because there are writers who do go into a kind of different zone, where the writing isn't controlled anymore. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Right now, we live in bad times in this country, and the fact that there are filmmakers addressing political and social issues is to… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
You can talk about a caption underneath a photograph being true or false, because there is a linguistic element. You can claim that a… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Appearing on the front page of the New York Times even given the state of papers today is still something that's seen by a… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
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I've always been a very restless person. I work hard, spend too much time looking after my son, I dance like a mad thing,… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I can hardly believe what these 12 caricatures [about Prophet Muhammad] have caused in the world. We Danes feel like we have been placed… — Anders Fogh Rasmussen Copy Share Image
I know a bit about taxation and the remarkable effort that goes in to avoiding it. — Robert Rinder Copy Share Image
When you are in hard labor, remember that the length of labor is usually proportional to the number of people around. Avoid the presence… — Michel Odent Copy Share Image
I don't believe in happy endings. Children have got to face death sooner or later. Granny and Grandpa die, dogs die, cats die, gerbils… — Raymond Briggs Copy Share Image
Resisting and avoiding pain sucks energy-and time. The more you let yourself feel those minute-and-a-half hells, the quicker you'll start feeling those minute-and-a-half happinesses. — Leigh Newman Copy Share Image
A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do. — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
You know what takes effort? Being kind, being patient, being respectful, telling someone how you feel politely instead of just avoiding them for six… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
It's all about being flexible, and avoiding choices whenever possible. Choices suck, they are inherently limiting. — Craig Armstrong Copy Share Image
In my personal life I'm very conservative. I've been married to the same person for nearly 50 years, I'm scrupulous about paying bills, avoiding… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image