Truth Quotes

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

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"The pursuit of truth requires us to be open to revising our deepest convictions."
Beall, Jc
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"To seek truth is to embrace uncertainty as the constant companion of knowledge."
Beall, Jc
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"Truth is often uncomfortable because it reflects what we wish to ignore."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"Truth is the foundation upon which all trust is built."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away."
Smith, Barry
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"Truth is not found in books alone, but in the honest examination of our own beliefs."
Rosen, Gideon
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"The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know."
Chomsky, Noam
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"We accept the reality we are presented with."
Chomsky, Noam
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"Truth requires the courage to face uncomfortable realities."
Chomsky, Noam
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"Whereof one cannot speak, one must be silent."
Wittgenstein, Richard
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"Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself."
Wittgenstein, Richard
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"A proposition is a picture of reality."
Wittgenstein, Richard
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"The only certain truth is that nothing is certain."
Wittgenstein, Richard
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"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
Wittgenstein, Richard
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"Semantics is the bridge between mind and world."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Meaning emerges from the relationship between symbol and referent."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Meaning is conventional, but convention is powerful."
Katz, Jerrold
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"To question language is to question reality itself."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Meaning is the intersection of mind, language, and world."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Meaning transcends the individual and resides in the community."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Understanding is the harmonious alignment of language and reality."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Semantic depth is a measure of intellectual sophistication."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Understanding requires the internalization of conceptual schemes."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Meaning is public, not private."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Understanding is the alignment of mind with reality through language."
Katz, Jerrold
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"To speak truly is to speak in accordance with conceptual reality."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Semantic analysis is the method of philosophical inquiry."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Meaning is both universal and particular."
Katz, Jerrold
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"Reality may contain more than what our senses can perceive."
Balaguer, Mark
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"Intellectual honesty requires acknowledging what we cannot fully explain."
Balaguer, Mark