Chris Thile Quotes

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

Believe half of what you see and only some of what you hear, unless you hear it from me.

The facts will speak for themselves. Credit them or not, but read!

Reviews are extremely subjective, but I have respect for them.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it.

Credibility is a basic survival tool.

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

I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone else's.

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.

If I tell you a story, you can choose to believe me, or you can question it.

It's hard to know now who, if anyone, in the media has any credibility.

I believe 'credibility' is one of the biggest issues yet to be addressed by Internet advertisers.

You can never trust what you read.

Because no matter what you say in life, the truth will always be the truth. You know when someone is telling the truth, you look in the eyes. I have a tendency to believe people.

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

Who's to say who's an expert?

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted.

Always believe what you see - with your own eyes, that is. Always believe what you see. That's the best way to go about this business. I've heard a lot of things about a lot of people, and it was never true.

I need to know everything inside quote marks is true.

In my career, I do not stop for news when it's not true.

I don't trust news sources, and neither should other people. They should use them in the same way that they use medical opinions and get more than one on the important issues. Trust is the most precious thing you could possibly give to another person. But to institutions? Publications?

It matters if people believe you or not.

I have no confidence in a man whose faults you cannot see.