Verite Truth Quotes & Sayings

I do not believe in the Cinema verite. Sometimes a really good lie is better than any truth. — Werner Herzog

There are deeper strata of truth in cinema, and there is such a thing as poetic, ecstatic truth. It is mysterious and elusive, and can be reached only through fabrication and imagination and stylization. — Werner Herzog

The opposite of what is noised about concerning men and things is often the truth.
[Fr., Le contraire des bruits qui courent des affaires ou des personnes est souvent la verite.] — Jean De La Bruyere

People have always said I have an old soul, and all my best friends are 10 to 15 years my senior. — Nick Cannon

Absorption in worldly affairs breeds darkness in the heart, and absorption in the affairs of the next world enkindles light in the heart — Uthman Ibn Affan

Feeding the family trumps conviction every time, Mary though, a basic law of the human condition. — Karen Essex

To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything — Bill Russell

If they ask you to stand still, you should dance. — Colum McCann

We are not passive recipients but active participants in our own process of perception" (Nancy Kanwisher) — Jeffrey M. Schwartz

I look at the human sciences as poetic sciences in which there is no objectivity, and I see film as not being objective, and cinema verite as a cinema of lies that depends on the art of telling yourself lies. If you're a good storyteller then the lie is more true than reality, and if you're a bad one, the truth is worse than a half lie. — Jean Rouch

She whispered, 'C'etait la Verite?' Was that Verity? Or perhaps she just meant, Was that the truth? Was it true? Did any of it really happen? Were the last three hours real? 'Yes,' I whispered back. 'Oui. C'etait la verite. — Elizabeth Wein

By any reasonable standard (i.e. he didn't cheat), Aaron is one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history - and there shouldn't even be a debate about who is baseball's true all-time home run champion (again, no cheating). — Tucker Elliot

Women in music have always been associated with pop - with prettiness, theatricality, melodic hooks and dance beats. — Ann Powers

The sun of truth rises in the human being and illuminates his world when he lifts his mind from the darkness of ignorance and selfishness into the light of wisdom and altruism — Samael Aun Weor

Waves can wash away the most stubborn stains, and the stars do not care one way or the other. — John D. MacDonald

I have my own rules and adhere to them. The rule is simple but inflexible. A James Stewart picture must have two vital ingredients. It will be clean and it will involve the triumph of the underdog over the bully. — James Stewart

It is notable how little empathy is cultivated or valued in our society. I put this down to our traditional racism and obsessive sectarianism. Even so, one would think that we would be encouraged to project ourselves into the character of someone of a different race or class, if only to be able to control him. But no effort is made. — Gore Vidal