Keep the company of those who seek the truth;
run from those who have found it.
- Václav Havel
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion,
but not their own facts.
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
When we blindly adopt a religion,
a political system, a literary dogma,
we become automatons. We cease to grow.
- Anais Nin
If you would be a real seeker after truth,
it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt,
as far as possible, all things.
- Rene Descartes
Believe those who are seeking the truth.
Doubt those who find it.
- Andre Gide
Facts Don't Change With One's Opinions Or Beliefs.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The presence of those seeking the truth
is infinitely to be preferred
to the presence of those who think they've found it.
- Terry Pratchett
Everyone has an opinion on many subjects
and is ready to share those opinions -
labeling them as "truth."
Sometimes it is relatively easy
to filter out these opinions.
Upon hearing an ad for the latest
weight-loss powder on late-night TV,
our skepticism leaps to our defense.
However, if we have heard the same opinion for years
from our parents, friends,
government officials, or religious leaders,
we are more likely to believe without questioning
than to raise our filter of skepticism
and ask the hard questions.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Be a Seeker
The Illusion of Knowledge
Truth Does Not Convert
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