Rick Bragg Quotes

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

People know accuracy when they read it; they can feel it.

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.

Exactitude is not truth.

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

Truth is a big concept.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

I deal in facts.

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.

Truth is exact correspondence with reality.

I'm ordinarily pretty correct in what I say.

The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.

Truth is in things, and not in words.

If something is presented as a fact, it has to be correct.

Facts matter a great deal to me.

I always say you don't want to get it right, you want to get it true.

Is this true or only clever?

Everything that is true is authentic.

Within the extent of your knowledge, you are right.

I try to be honest; I really do try not to exaggerate the story. I try to be accurate.

Not creating delusions is enlightenment.

Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth.

The best mind-altering drug is the truth.

Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.