Facts do not convey truth. That's a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth creates illumination.

- Werner Herzog

Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.

- Werner Herzog

There is a fascination about crime, which is understandable, but hardly anyone talks about the families of victims of violent crime and the devastati…

- Werner Herzog

Do you not then hear this horrible scream all around you that people usually call silence.

- Werner Herzog

The trees are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They just screech in pain. …Taking a close look at what’s around us, t…

- Werner Herzog

I believe the common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder.

- Werner Herzog

Look into the eyes of a chicken and you will see real stupidity. It is a kind of bottomless stupidity, a fiendish stupidity. They are the most horrif…

- Werner Herzog

Get used to the bear behind you.

- Werner Herzog

I'm trying to find these rare moments where you feel completely illuminated. Facts never illuminate you. The phone directory of Manhattan doesn't ill…

- Werner Herzog