“The aboriginal peoples of Australia illustrate the conflict between technology and the natural world succinctly, by asking, 'What will you do when the clever men destroy your water?' That, in truth, is what the world is coming to.” MenWorldWaterNaturalTechnologyEnvironmentTruth IsConflictAskingCleverAustraliaNatural WorldAboriginalClever Man Author:Winona LaDuke
“For an American to be patriotic is to be loyal to the principles of our Constitution, and the First Amendment. The truth is that the policies of the government is sometimes in conflict with that. In our country, patriotism should not be defined as obedience to an authority.” ShouldFirstsCountrySometimesGovernmentPrinciplesPolicyTruth IsConflictAuthorityConstitutionOur CountryDefinedObediencePatrioticLoyalAmendmentsFirst Amendment Author:Daniel Ellsberg
“People think women directors are tough. Truth is, I'm a pussycat and I hate conflict. I just want everyone to be happy on set.” PeopleThinkingWantHateTruth IsDirectorsConflictToughI Hate Author:Julie Delpy
“Ultimately, however, conflict lies not in objective reality, but in people's heads. Truth is simple one argument - perhaps a good one, perhaps not - for dealing with the difference. The difference itself exists because it exists in their thinking.” PeopleThinkingRealityLyingDifferencesSimpleTruth IsConflictArgumentObjectivesObjective Reality Author:Martin Luther
“I think a lot of people are afraid the truth is in conflict with God. And are unable to let go and let the truth of the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldTruth IsConflictLetting GoUnable To Let Go Author:Andrew Sullivan
“We have hitherto considered only two possibilities: that the received opinion may be false, and some other opinion, consequently, true; or that, the received opinion being true, a conflict with the opposite error is essential to a clear apprehension and deep feeling of its truth. But there is a commoner case than either of these; when the conflicting doctrines, instead of being one true and the other false, share the truth between them.” MayTwoFeelingsOpinionCasesClearSharePossibilityTruth IsConflictEssentialsOppositesErrorsDoctrineBeing TrueApprehensionDeep FeelingCommonersOthers Opinions Author:John Stuart Mill
“The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.” WorldTwoWarSecurityTruth IsConflictStandingIraqVietnamNational SecurityVietnam WarIraq WarInvading Iraq Author:George McGovern
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” WayInspirationalDifferentMomentsFeelingsHappinessSpiritualAnswersStepsCreativityAwarenessTruth IsConflictDifficultyEncouragementAdversityUnhappyUncomfortableDifferent WaysFinestDiscomfortConflict ResolutionRutsJust Be HappyReinventionInspirational CareerSearching For HappinessMotivational CareerBeing UnhappyCourage To ChangeUncomfortable FeelingFinest Moments Author:M. Scott Peck
“Is the Church inimical to science? Growing up as a Catholic and a scientist - I don't see it. One truth is revealed truth, the other is scientific truth. If you really believe that creation is good, there can be no harm in studying science. The more we learn about creation - the way it emerged - it just adds to the glory of God. Personally, I've never seen a conflict.” IfsWayBelieveChurchGrowing UpStudyGrowingAtheismCreationTruth IsConflictGloryScientistCatholicAddHarmGlory Of GodScientific Truth Author:Joseph Murray
“Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless, by human interposition, disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate; errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.” HumansPoliticsNaturalDangerousTruth IsConflictWeaponsArgumentErrorsDebateSufficientAntagonist Author:Thomas Jefferson