“I grant you that the artist does not see Nature as she appears to the vulgar, because his emotion reveals to him the hidden truths beneath appearances.” DoeArtistEmotionTruth IsAppearanceGrantsVulgarHidden Truth Book:Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell Source: Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell
“Part of God's work in his people is synchronizing the heart and the mind thus providing freedom from the deceit of emotion-based beliefs. Emotions are changing while truth is absolute. They don't believe simply because it sounds good, or deep, beautiful, happy, fun, cool, simple, or intelligent to them; but because it's true.” PeopleMindBelieveHeartBeautifulBeliefFunSoundSimpleEmotionTruth IsAbsolutesIntelligentDon't BelieveDeceitProviding Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“The truth is that family values, as used by the American Family Association, Dan Quayle, and the southern Baptists, has nothing to do with either family or values, nor does it really have anything to do with homosexuals, abortionists, or pornographers. Those groups actually only serve as windmills to tilt at. The true agenda is power - power over the intellectually weak, emotionally immature, and ethically deficient Americans who are incapable of critical thinking and independent decision-making, and who are easily manipulated by the basest of human emotions - fear and the desire for revenge.” ThinkingHumansDoeUsedDesireValuesDecisionEmotionGroupsAtheismTruth IsWeakIndependentCriticalPositive AtheismRevengeAgendasDecision MakingSouthernAssociationIncapableHomosexualCritical ThinkingBaptistsImmatureFamily ValuesHuman EmotionsAmerican FamilyTiltWindmillsSouthern Baptist Author:Morris Sullivan
“The "truth" is the poem itself. Just because someone writes a poem about a feeling she has does not mean that the feeling will stay forever. The truth of the emotion of the poem remains, even if the particular truth of the poet changes.” IfsWritingMeanDoeFeelingsEmotionForeverParticularPoetTruth IsRemains Author:Denise Duhamel
“The best men tell you the truth because they think you can take it; the worst men either try to preserve you in some innocent state with their false protection, or are 'brutally honest.' When someone tells, lets you think for yourself, experience your own emotions, he is treating you as a true equal, a friend...And the best men cook for you.” ThinkingMenTryingStatesEmotionWorstHonestHonestyTruth IsEqualProtectionInnocentCooksPreservesThink For YourselfBrutally Honest Author:Whitney Otto
“The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.” MindBodyActionPainHappinessChangePleasureEmotionConditionsTruth IsBehaviorLinksPain And PleasureMind BodyAwaken The Giant WithinPain Pleasure Book:Awaken The Giant Within Source: Awaken The Giant Within
“It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.” CoursesDifficultEmotionMistakeTruth IsComfortableInsightSelfishSelfishnessMaking MistakesAccordBeing SelfishWe Make MistakesSelfish World Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
“If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things. Write toward vulnerability. Risk being unliked. Tell the truth as you understand it. If you’re a writer you have a moral obligation to do this. And it is a revolutionary act—truth is always subversive.” IfsWritingRealInterestingEmotionMoralRiskEmotionalTruth IsUniversalObligationRevolutionaryVulnerabilityTelling The TruthSubversiveMoral ObligationReal Emotion Author:Anne Lamott
“Trivers, pursuing his theory of the emotions to its logical conclusion, notes that in a world of walking lie detectors the best strategy is to believe your own lies. You can’t leak your hidden intentions if you don’t think they are your intentions. According to his theory of self-deception, the conscious mind sometimes hides the truth from itself the better to hide it from others. But the truth is useful, so it should be registered somewhere in the mind, walled off from the parts that interact with other people.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldShouldMindBelieveSelfSometimesLyingEmotionTheoryWalkingTruth IsConsciousStrategyIntentionNotesConclusionDeceptionLogicalSelf DeceptionLeaksConscious Mind Author:Steven Pinker