Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Georges Braque

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Topic

Truth and lies Truth Lies

Author

Georges Braque

Source

Journals of Georges Braque

Medium

Personal journal

Language

French

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Braque, Georges. Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917-52. Gallimard, 1952.

Current Citation

Braque, Georges. Illustrated Notebooks: 1917-1955, translated by Stanley Appelbaum. Dover Publications, 1971.

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Another quote from the 1950s

I propose to consider the question, "Can machines think?"

Alan Turing

Computing Machinery and Intelligence

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Topic
Artificial intelligence

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Alan Turing
Source
Computing Machinery and Intelligence
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Turing, Alan. "Computing Machinery and Intelligence." Mind. Oxford University Press, 1950.

Another quote about Truth

Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word police-the wordinistas-over at Webster's are gonna say, "Hey, that's not a word." Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books...I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart.

Stephen Colbert

The Colbert Report

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Topic
Truth
Speaker
Stephen Colbert
Source
The Colbert Report
Medium
TV program
Genre
Comedy (TV) Comedy
Language
English
Time
2005 2000s 21st century
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Citation

"Truthiness." The Colbert Report, created by Stephen Colbert, season 1, episode 1, Spartina Productions and Busboy Productions and Comedy Partners, 2005.

Another quote originally in French

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Discourse on Political Economy

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Topic
Accumulation of wealth Money

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
Discourse on Political Economy
Genre
Political literature
Language
French
Time
1755 1750s 18th century
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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Discours sur l'economie politique [Discourse on Political Economy]. Encyclopédie, 1755.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. "Discourse on the Political Economy." The Basic Political Writings, translated by Donald A. Cress. Hackett, 2012.