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Confession Quotes

On admitting the truth, in law, faith, and art.

These confession quotes span law and religion, from a legal argument that an involuntary confession from a mentally ill person conflicts with due process fairness, to church confession offered all day.

With increased awareness should come greater caution about how confessions are used at trial - and a greater willingness to overturn convictions when it becomes clear that a confession was untrue.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause.

Quotes by William J. Brennan, Jr.

There will be masses available all day long. Confession available all day long.

Quotes by Thomas Monaghan

Acting is a form of confession.

Quotes by Tallulah Bankhead

About Quotes

I have a confession to make - I am very fond of junk food.

Quotes by Siddharth Shukla

My whole act is confession.

Quotes by Shelley Berman

I'm going to start by making a confession. My name's Sajid Javid. And I used to be a banker. No point denying it.

Quotes by Sajid Javid

Myth is neither a lie nor a confession: it is an inflexion.

Quotes by Roland Barthes

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.

Quotes by Peter De Vries

Act Quotes

Confession alone is not necessarily good for the soul.

Quotes by Pete Hamill

Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness.

Mahatma Gandhi

A confession has to be part of your new life.

Quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Private confession... was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles.

Quotes by John Wycliffe

I have a confession: I'm not a man of simplicity. I spent my entire early career making complex stuff. Lots of complex stuff.

Quotes by John Maeda

Acting Quotes

As I told Piers Morgan, 'Catholics have confession, whereas Northern Irish Protestants only have interviews.'

Quotes by James Nesbitt

The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.

Quotes by J. M. Coetzee

The candidate was required to prepare himself by confession, fasting, and passing the night in prayer.

Quotes by Horatio Alger

I have a confession to make. In the beginning, I did not understand the Kate Moss phenomenon.

Quotes by Hamish Bowles

Psychoanalysis is the confession without absolution.

Quotes by Germaine Greer

Alone Quotes

All art is a confession.

Quotes by Gaston Lachaise

Frequently Asked Questions

What different contexts do these confession quotes cover?
These quotes cover confession in three distinct contexts: legal admissibility of statements, religious practice around confession, and confession used as a metaphor for creative work like acting.
Why do people search for confession quotes?
People search for confession quotes across very different interests, from legal fairness and religious tradition to reflections on honesty in art. See Acting quotes for the creative angle.
Is there a quote about confession and legal fairness?
Yes, one quote argues that using a mentally ill person's involuntary confession goes against the fundamental fairness required by due process, framing confession as a legal and ethical issue.
Do these quotes discuss confession as a religious practice?
Yes, one quote notes that masses and confession were available all day long, describing ongoing religious access rather than a scheduled, limited practice. Another notes private confession was not ordered by Christ or used by the apostles.
Is there a quote comparing confession to art?
Yes, one short quote calls acting a form of confession, suggesting performance can reveal something true about the performer. See Act quotes for related themes.

One reflective line calls acting itself a form of confession. See also Acting and Act quotes for related ideas.