"The proper route to an understanding of the……" — Errol Morris

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"The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it."

— Errol Morris

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31 Quotes by Errol Morris

Errol Morris has 31 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Those who cannot condemn the past repeat it in order to remember it.
War is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is…
I am profoundly skeptical about our abilities to predict the future in general, and human behavior in particular.
Like all great documentaries, The Act of Killing demands another way of looking at reality. It starts as a dreamscape,…
The pursuit of truth, properly considered, shouldn't stop short of insanity.
I believe that we face incredible obstacles in our attempts to see the world. Everything in our nature tries to…
A lot of the themes of my movies, the actual stories, come from tabloid stories.
Truth is a pursuit, it's a quest. And proof is certainly in the pudding in this particular instance, because the…
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility.
But there's a big difference between, say, reporting on a story and simply making up a story.
Ecstatic absurdity: it's the confrontation with meaninglessness.
Certain kinds of intimacy emerge on a phone call that might never occur if you were sitting right next to…

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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim… — Isaac Asimov
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great… — Isaac Asimov
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how… — Margaret Atwood
Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using no data at all. — Charles Babbage
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. — Francis Bacon
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you… — Francis Bacon
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. — Lord Acton
Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our… — Bruce Barton
Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life… — Bernard Baruch
An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. — Orlando Aloysius Battista

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