Quotes about facts
facts would-be sceptic
Nothing fortifies scepticism more than the fact that there are some who are not sceptics; if all were so, they would be wrong. Blaise Pascal
facts
L'on a beau se cacher a' soi-me" me, l'on aime toujours. We vainly conceal from ourselves the fact that we are always in love. Blaise Pascal
facts credit models
There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it is no credit to that model. Eliezer Yudkowsky
facts destination fine
What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive. Barbara Kingsolver
facts conflict theory
If facts conflict with a theory, either the theory must be changed or the facts. Baruch Spinoza
facts paradoxical subjects
There is something paradoxical in the fact that by establishing an export market we subject our entire domestic production to the vagaries of that market. Benjamin Graham
facts want strategy
Everybody wants to disown neocon strategy, including the neocons, because that strategy never worked. Still, it was, in point of fact, a strategy. Nobody else has one. Bruce Sterling
facts answers responding
Get the facts. Ask questions and listen intently to the answers before responding. Brian Tracy
facts
There is a lot being said, but if you take a look at facts and fundamentals, we are doing what we can. Ken Cohen
facts accepting theory
Never accept a fact until it has been verified by theory. Arthur Eddington
facts fantastic certain
The one fact about the future of which we can be certain is that it will be utterly fantastic. Arthur C. Clarke
facts protest clear
The more I protest that I'm not Lemony Snicket, and that I'm Daniel Handler instead, the more it becomes clear to the audience that I am in fact Lemony Snicket, that I am in fact standing in front of them. Daniel Handler
facts clash particular
Our religion will not clash with nor contradict the facts of science in any particular. Brigham Young
facts accomplish ifs
If I had ever really 'faced the facts' about myself, I never would have reached for even a zillionth of what I've managed to accomplish. Bonnie Fuller
facts pessimist optimist
A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts. Arthur Schopenhauer
facts machines arithmetic
That arithmetic is the basest of all mental activities is proved by the fact that it is the only one that can be accomplished by a machine. Arthur Schopenhauer
facts process bigs
The fact that the talks are resuming is a big positive. But it's going to be a slow process. Arjuna Mahendran
facts accepting-yourself ready
You will never learn anything new unless you are ready to accept yourself with your limitations. You must accept the fact that you are capable in some directions and limited in others, and you must develop your capabilities. Bruce Lee
facts life-is moments
The present moment is all you ever have. There is never a time when your life is not 'this moment.' Is this not a fact? Eckhart Tolle
facts sometimes reaching
As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it. And it is not only reaching back that endangers us; sometimes history itself reaches inexorably forward for us with its shadowy claws. Elizabeth Kostova
facts prejudice reputation
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices. Barbara Mertz
facts different stills
Facts can't be recounted; much less twice over, and far less still by different persons. I've already drummed that thoroughly into your head. Augusto Roa Bastos
facts ethical states
The State, in fact, as the universal ethical will, is the creator of right. Benito Mussolini
facts consciousness conscious
You can experience consciousness now by experiencing the fact that you exist. Barry Long
facts illusion shuffling
Poetry is a shuffling of boxes of illusions buckled with a strap of facts. Carl Sandburg
facts disguise betray
Those who cannot conceive of Friendship as a substantive love but only as a disguise or elaboration of Eros betray the fact that they have never had a Friend. C. S. Lewis
facts want want-u
When we want to be something other than the thing God wants us to be, we must be wanting what, in fact, will not make us happy. C. S. Lewis
facts behavior should
With everything you do, in fact, you should train yourself to question your repeated behaviors. Dan Ariely
facts annoying
Facts and particulars annoy me, Clarice Lispector
facts stories matter
The facts didn't matter. Their stories mattered, and each of their stories belonged to each of them alone. Elizabeth Strout
facts explanation happenings
The fact that many things have no explanation ought to prevent them from happening; but it doesn't. Ashleigh Brilliant
facts politician modern
I have grown used to the fact that public repentance is the most unacceptable option for the modern politician. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
facts horror guilty
Part of the public horror of sexual irregularity so-called is due to the fact that everyone knows himself essentially guilty. Aleister Crowley