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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Truth

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Stephen Colbert

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The Colbert Report

Medium

TV program

Genre

Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Occupation

TV personality Comedian

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

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We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart.

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Knowing the truth Truth Limits of reason Intuition

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Blaise Pascal
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Pensées
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Time
1670 1670s 17th century
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Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 1.

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Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 1.

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I’m a great quitter. It’s one of the few things I do well. I come from a long line of quitters.

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Time
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