“The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of...” — Errol Morris Quote

“The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it.”

“When you're working for yourself and your own obsession with finding the truth, you're at your own mercy.”

“A lot of stories that have fascinated me are tabloid stories that have come from other newspapers, like 'The New York Times.'”

“The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.”

“Aquinas is worth reading. He has stood the test of time. And even where he errs, you can learn more from the errors of a great mind than you can learn from the truths of a small mind. You can see a whole lot farther standing on the shoulders of giants.”

“No organization, whether it's police or physicians or whatever, wants to have its errors held up to the light of day, but it's wrong, as is coming out so well.”