- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Truth Quotes
Truth, examined from a few angles.
This set opens with the idea that a story's meaning ultimately depends on the relationship between reader, writer, and character, before turning to a pointed geopolitical observation about oil and foreign intervention. For more grounded reflections, see Heart.
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- End Of The Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day, the truth is that if - when - robots prevail, so many vocations will actually become close to impossible. Save for the profession of making robots, that is.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Scientists and philosophers tend to treat knowledge, imagination and love as if they were all very separate parts of human nature. But when it comes to children, all three are deeply entwined. Children learn the truth by imagining all the ways the world could be, and testing those possibilities.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
Photography seduces us into thinking we can believe photographs, whereas we can't really believe that a picture can tell us any kind of truth at all.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because Bin Laden's culture doesn't permit the worship of images, they understand how powerful images are. We wouldn't have thought of creating a visual bomb. In a way, he's chopped down two iconic buildings, and used our very truth imagery, to express himself. It's fascinating... I mean, dreadful.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me, there's a truth in your heart that says you'll never leave me, and the touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall.
- Mouth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth coming out of your mouth, it's not appealing.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me.
- Dress
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can lie in the language of dress or try to tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to be silent.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people really want to know and learn from history, why do they want bad history? Why don't they want good history? Wouldn't you rather know the truth, rather than the legend?
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as the people don't fear the truth, there is hope. For once they fear it, the one who tells it doesn't stand a chance. And today, truth is still beautiful... but so frightening.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
People think that we're engaged with identity politics. The truth is that we're doing what the labor movement has always done - organizing people who are at the bottom.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that the people, instead of pretty lies, should be told the truth, no matter how ugly it may be. What can we do, destiny hasn't been kind to us; but, with the help of God, we will prevail.
- Emotional
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the castle and finding all the bodies of the wives that came before her - she is confronted with truth, thinking about how often we think we know people and we really don't.
- Nov 07, 2020
It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020