"The pursuit of truth, properly considered, shouldn't stop……" — Errol Morris
"The pursuit of truth, properly considered, shouldn't stop short of insanity."
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31 Quotes by Errol Morris
Errol Morris has 31 quotes on this site.
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Those who cannot condemn the past repeat it in order to remember it.
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War is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is…
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I am profoundly skeptical about our abilities to predict the future in general, and human behavior in particular.
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Like all great documentaries, The Act of Killing demands another way of looking at reality. It starts as a dreamscape,…
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I believe that we face incredible obstacles in our attempts to see the world. Everything in our nature tries to…
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The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it.
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A lot of the themes of my movies, the actual stories, come from tabloid stories.
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Truth is a pursuit, it's a quest. And proof is certainly in the pudding in this particular instance, because the…
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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it without a sense of ironic futility.
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But there's a big difference between, say, reporting on a story and simply making up a story.
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Ecstatic absurdity: it's the confrontation with meaninglessness.
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Certain kinds of intimacy emerge on a phone call that might never occur if you were sitting right next to…
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The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of…
— Fred Astaire
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They allow us to disrespect our Black woman. A lot of these things would be considered criminal if it were…
— Afrika Bambaataa
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My mother wanted me to be friends only with children she considered socially suitable.
— Brigitte Bardot
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The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.
— Dave Barry
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as…
— John Adams
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The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of…
— John Adams
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Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
— Charles Baudelaire
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It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than…
— Charles Baudelaire
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The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership…
— Ambrose Bierce
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It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are…
— Bhumibol Adulyadej
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