Divergent Interpretations Quotes

Relying on intelligence as the chief touchstone for decisions about whether and when to attack creates a wide opening for misunderstandings, divergent interpretations, and vulnerabilities to parties with an interest in either attack or delay.

All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome

Even if people are all from the same place, there can be very, very different approaches. It's one of the things I'm fascinated by. It's why I like directing. I like to see how different people approach trying to be truthful, on camera or in the theater, and whether you can make them match up.

One man's gospel truth is another man's blasphemous lie. The dangerous thing about people is the way we'll try to kill anyone whose truth doesn't agree with ours.

There are always many sides to the truth.

The diversity of physical arguments and opinions embraces all sorts of methods.

One man's ceiling is another man's floor.

It's always fascinating - and sometimes a little disquieting - when two first-rate critics violently disagree.

Some men see mountains as obstacles. Others as a canvas.

Let me peer out at the world through your lens. (Maybe I'll shudder, or gasp, or tilt my head in a question.) Let me see how your blue is my turquoise and my orange is your gold. Suddenly binary stars, we have startling gravity. Let's compare scintillation - let's share starlight.