Errol Morris Quotes
If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. I’m not saying that the truth doesn’t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive.
Quotes to Explore
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Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent.
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Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Never for an instant harbor a doubt of it.
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I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.
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It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning.
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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I believe that God wants us to show respect.
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It's always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That's just in human relationships.
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I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice.
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I've got to believe I'm the first person to win the Newbery who has written a Harlequin romance!
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On the subject of religious belief, we relax standards of reasonableness and evidence that we rely on in every other area of our lives. We relax so totally that people believe the most ludicrous propositions, and are willing to organize their lives around them.
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I believe black characters in fiction are still revolutionary, given our long history of erasure.
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Am I a trance medium? No. Have I got a gift psychically? Absolutely not. But I believe in the survival of consciousness after death.
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You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.
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I believe that eyes are very important motifs. That's something that can discern the peace and love.
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The cool thing for me is, I go to a lot of conventions - a lot of science fiction conventions like Comic-Con - and there are always a lot of attendants of color. And I think some people believe that black people or people of color are not into science fiction or hero shows or genre shows.
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Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.
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I believe that most police are conscientious and want only to provide safety for us.
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People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.
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It's time to put the national interest before the interests of Wall Street.
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If there is a solution to a problem, there is no need to worry. And if there is no solution, there is no need to worry.
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It's a little awkward to know that the world is going to see you and your mom argue about stupid things and watch me get grounded...again.
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The imagery is getting a little more enigmatic. I'd like to think that it's getting a little more evocative without being more narrative.
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You think homosexuality is disgusting? Then, it follows as the night the day, that you find sex disgusting, for there is nothing done between two men or two women that is, by any objective standard, different from that which is done between a man and a woman.
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If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. I’m not saying that the truth doesn’t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive.
