Truth Quotes

What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.

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"The authentic is what remains after all translations have been exhausted"
Callon, Michel
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"The crisis of meaning in modern life stems from the crisis of time."
Hartmut, Rosa
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"Nature's truth is that nothing grows infinitely; growth without limit is a form of disease."
Hartmut, Rosa
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"The truth we avoid is that acceleration is a form of flight from ourselves."
Hartmut, Rosa
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"The unconscious wants truth. It ceases to speak to those who are deaf to its language."
Rich, Adrienne
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"We are, none of us, 'characters' in the old sense, nor symbols but presences."
Rich, Adrienne
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"We heal by telling the truth about our lives."
hooks, bell
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"We must be willing to be uncomfortable in service of truth."
hooks, bell
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"Truth requires courage to speak and to hear."
Davis, Angela
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"We need to develop new languages for talking about justice and freedom."
Davis, Angela
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"Words have the power to create reality or deny it."
Wittig, Monique
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"Authenticity is a fiction we must learn to see through."
Wittig, Monique
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"Controversies reveal the processes by which facts are constructed and stabilized."
Callon, Michel
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"Facts are effects of network building, not causes of scientific consensus."
Callon, Michel
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"Controversy is the sign that a network is not yet stable or closed."
Callon, Michel
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"Facts do not speak for themselves; they require a network of support to remain credible."
Callon, Michel
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"Controversy marks the moment when networks become visible and contestable."
Callon, Michel
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"Facts are not universal; they are local achievements that travel through networks."
Callon, Michel
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"Facts become robust when they are inscribed in multiple forms and supported by durable networks."
Callon, Michel
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"Facts are not simply true or false; they are more or less stable depending on the networks supporting them."
Callon, Michel
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"The crisis of objectivity is not a crisis of knowledge but a crisis of representation."
Latour, Bruno
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"We must become comfortable with ontological multiplicity; there is no single world."
Latour, Bruno
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"The distinction between the real and the constructed is far more blurred than we assume."
Latour, Bruno
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"Facts are black boxes; once they are established, we forget the work that went into their making."
Latour, Bruno
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"Facts and values are not opposites; they are co-produced in the same processes."
Latour, Bruno
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"Facts are not simply found; they are made through the careful coordination of human and non-human actors."
Latour, Bruno
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"Truth-telling is an act of love and a requirement for genuine connection."
hooks, bell
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"Lying is done with words and also with silence."
Rich, Adrienne
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"The most subversive thing a woman can do is tell the truth."
Rich, Adrienne
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"Truth is always more complex than we initially perceive."
Davis, Angela