Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Manchester

The sum of a million facts is not the truth.

Woodrow Wilson

The facts of the case will always have the better of [an] argument.

William J. Clinton

I did have a relationship with Ms Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong. It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part for which I am solely and completely responsible.

William James

Truths emerge from facts, but they dip forward into facts again and add to them; which facts again create or reveal new truth (the word is indifferent) and so on indefinitely. The 'facts' themselves meanwhile are not true. They simply are. Truth is the function of the beliefs that start and terminate among them.

William James

But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.

William James

Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.

William James

Our beliefs and our attention are the same fact.

Will Cuppy

Never call anyone a baboon unless you are sure of your facts.

Sarah Palin

The fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all.

George Pipas

Our base planning assumption was not predicated on unemployment going down,

Scott Skiles

I guess the assumption I'll go under is that we'll start the same way we did (Saturday) night.

Christine Callies

This is only under the assumption that the full tax rate cuts go into effect.

Paul Tagliabue

At this point you have to proceed on the assumption ... that they may be unable to play in New Orleans at all for the entire season,

Ernie Allen

This is a massive problem, and the numbers are growing, ... We know there will not be a positive ending in some of these cases. We hope the number is as small as possible. Meanwhile, we're working under the assumption that these children are out there.

William Warlick

They've baked in $50 (per barrel) crude oil and $1.48 (per gallon) jet fuel as their going assumption for fuel expense.

Isaiah Berlin

For all his sense of history, his large, untroubled, easy-going style of life, his unshakable feeling of personal security, his natural assumption of being at home in the great world far beyond the confines of his own country, Roosevelt was a typical child of the twentieth century and of the New World.

Sonia Arrison

It's the society we live in, that we're so open and trusting. We make the assumption that everything is OK. And then something like this happens and it's a wake-up call. I'm certainly going to think more about where I put my information.

Ron Rash

You can't make that assumption about 'we' being the losers.

Darry Sragow

Had he been able to portray the Democrats as a party that's preventing him from solving the problems of California, I think we could have painted ourselves into a very dangerous corner.

Cindy Hockenberry

I think it's dangerous any time you spend money before it's in your hand. You never know what's going to happen.

Ruth Vostal

We talked about the dangerous points of the game. After someone scores, it's definitely a dangerous time.

Werner Herzog

My crew [on "Fitzcarraldo" filming] actually said, "We have filmed it from outside on the rocks of the shore. We should be on board [the ship]," and I said it's dangerous, I only do it if you cinematographer Thomas Mauch and you actor [Klaus] Kinski decide on your own.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Fettuccine Alfredo is dangerous for your health.

Saul Bellow

Strict seriousness was far more dangerous than any joke.

Billie Armstrong

Rock 'n' roll can be dangerous and fun at the same time, so thanks a lot.

Teresa Belew

Repeat offenders are the most dangerous drunks on the road.

Benjamin Tal

Relying solely on real estate-based savings may be dangerous because this type of saving can be illiquid and selling a home can be an inconvenient and expensive transaction,