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Facts Quotes

I have little hesitation in saying that as a result a sickly pall now hangs over the big bang theory. As I have mentioned earlier, when a pattern of facts becomes set against a theory, experience shows that it rarely recovers Picture Quote #1

It was long ago in my life as a simple reporter that I decided that facts must never get in the way of truth Picture Quote #1

Burton did not believe in miracles. Nothing happened that could not be explained by physical principles if you knew all the facts Picture Quote #1

The core tenant of what I teach is there are no facts inside the building. When we come up with a new idea, we tend to slide into our own reality distortion field to convince ourselves and others. And that’s not healthy Picture Quote #1

I don’t have time to read a lot. And when I do, I read things that have just the facts Picture Quote #1

There are numerous layers to truth, and the simple and superficial statement of facts cannot satisfy the writer Picture Quote #1

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Logic can provide you with various facts and figures but can’t comprehend them in their totality Picture Quote #1

The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant facts at the expense of the insignificant. And it is the same in every field of knowledge. Knowledge is power only if a man knows what facts not to bother about Picture Quote #1

Positive secularism is not tolerance of all religions, but it is the total denial of religious beliefs: it is the emergence of homogeneous human outlook which is based upon verifiable facts of life Picture Quote #1

Writing about race and crime was not new territory for me. But it can be treacherous. So here are my rules: No stereotypes. No generalizations. No explanations. No apologies. Just the facts, ma’am Picture Quote #1

Hypothesis is a toll which can cause trouble if not used properly. We must be ready to abandon our hypothesis as soon as it is shown to be inconsistent with the facts Picture Quote #1

I never did write a biography, and I don’t exactly know how to set about it; you see I have to be accurate and keep to the facts, a most difficult thing for a writer of fiction Picture Quote #1

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It is a strong proof of men knowing most things before birth, that when mere children they grasp innumerable facts with such speed as to show that they are not then taking them in for the first time, but are remembering and recalling them Picture Quote #1

History is, and has always been trameled by facts. It may ignore some and deny others; but it cannot accommodate itself unreservedly to theories; it cannot be stripped of things evidenced in favor of things surmised Picture Quote #1

Nobody ever wrote a good book simply by collecting a number of accurate facts and valid ideas Picture Quote #1

There are only a few bits of absolute knowledge in the world, people can learn only one or two fundamental facts about each other, the rest is decoration and prejudice Picture Quote #1

The wrongs of society can be more deeply impressed on a large class of readers in the form of fiction than by essays, sermons, or the facts of science Picture Quote #1

The facts of life are to the biographer what the text of a novel is to the critic Picture Quote #1

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Few persons can relate the story of their childhood without idealizing, or distorting, or overdramatizing the facts Picture Quote #1

At any given period in history the ideas of the common mind are found to antedate the facts. The facts of the twentieth century are approached with the ideas, feelings, prejudices of the tenth Picture Quote #1

Television’s compelling power is its immediacy... this immediacy feeds the politics of emotions, gut reactions and impressions rather than the politics of logic, facts and reason; it emphasizes personality rather than issues Picture Quote #1

The human race’s favorite method for being in control of facts is to ignore them Picture Quote #1

Noble acts and momentous events happen in the same way and produce the same impression as the ordinary facts Picture Quote #1

The facts of another’s life do not illumine. Only when we know the heart can we know that life. Only the feeling that made the days can light them Picture Quote #1

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Hindsight, usually looked down upon, is probably as valuable as foresight, since it does include a few facts Picture Quote #1

Administrative purpose usually outruns the facts. Indeed the administrative official’s ardor for facts usually begins when he wants to change the facts! Picture Quote #1

The ablest administrators do not merely draw logical conclusions from the array of facts of the past which their expert assistants bring to them, they have a vision of the future Picture Quote #1

The bases for historical knowledge are not empirical facts but written texts, even if these texts masquerade in the guise of wars or revolutions Picture Quote #1

The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanation of complex facts... Seek simplicity and distrust it Picture Quote #1

I most carefully confined myself to facts and arranged those facts on as thin a line of connecting opinion as possible Picture Quote #1

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I have little hesitation in saying that as a result a sickly pall now hangs over the big bang theory. As I have mentioned earlier, when a pattern of facts becomes set against a theory, experience shows that it rarely recovers (Facts Quotes) It was long ago in my life as a simple reporter that I decided that facts must never get in the way of truth (Facts Quotes) Burton did not believe in miracles. Nothing happened that could not be explained by physical principles if you knew all the facts (Facts Quotes) The core tenant of what I teach is there are no facts inside the building. When we come up with a new idea, we tend to slide into our own reality distortion field to convince ourselves and others. And that’s not healthy (Facts Quotes) I don’t have time to read a lot. And when I do, I read things that have just the facts (Facts Quotes) There are numerous layers to truth, and the simple and superficial statement of facts cannot satisfy the writer (Facts Quotes) Logic can provide you with various facts and figures but can’t comprehend them in their totality (Facts Quotes) The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant facts at the expense of the insignificant. And it is the same in every field of knowledge. Knowledge is power only if a man knows what facts not to bother about (Facts Quotes) Positive secularism is not tolerance of all religions, but it is the total denial of religious beliefs: it is the emergence of homogeneous human outlook which is based upon verifiable facts of life (Facts Quotes) Writing about race and crime was not new territory for me. But it can be treacherous. So here are my rules: No stereotypes. No generalizations. No explanations. No apologies. Just the facts, ma’am (Facts Quotes) Hypothesis is a toll which can cause trouble if not used properly. We must be ready to abandon our hypothesis as soon as it is shown to be inconsistent with the facts (Facts Quotes) I never did write a biography, and I don’t exactly know how to set about it; you see I have to be accurate and keep to the facts, a most difficult thing for a writer of fiction (Facts Quotes) It is a strong proof of men knowing most things before birth, that when mere children they grasp innumerable facts with such speed as to show that they are not then taking them in for the first time, but are remembering and recalling them (Facts Quotes) History is, and has always been trameled by facts. It may ignore some and deny others; but it cannot accommodate itself unreservedly to theories; it cannot be stripped of things evidenced in favor of things surmised (Facts Quotes) Nobody ever wrote a good book simply by collecting a number of accurate facts and valid ideas (Facts Quotes) There are only a few bits of absolute knowledge in the world, people can learn only one or two fundamental facts about each other, the rest is decoration and prejudice (Facts Quotes) The wrongs of society can be more deeply impressed on a large class of readers in the form of fiction than by essays, sermons, or the facts of science (Facts Quotes) The facts of life are to the biographer what the text of a novel is to the critic (Facts Quotes) Few persons can relate the story of their childhood without idealizing, or distorting, or overdramatizing the facts (Facts Quotes) At any given period in history the ideas of the common mind are found to antedate the facts. The facts of the twentieth century are approached with the ideas, feelings, prejudices of the tenth (Facts Quotes) Television’s compelling power is its immediacy... this immediacy feeds the politics of emotions, gut reactions and impressions rather than the politics of logic, facts and reason; it emphasizes personality rather than issues (Facts Quotes) The human race’s favorite method for being in control of facts is to ignore them (Facts Quotes) Noble acts and momentous events happen in the same way and produce the same impression as the ordinary facts (Facts Quotes) The facts of another’s life do not illumine. Only when we know the heart can we know that life. Only the feeling that made the days can light them (Facts Quotes) Hindsight, usually looked down upon, is probably as valuable as foresight, since it does include a few facts (Facts Quotes) Administrative purpose usually outruns the facts. Indeed the administrative official’s ardor for facts usually begins when he wants to change the facts! (Facts Quotes) The ablest administrators do not merely draw logical conclusions from the array of facts of the past which their expert assistants bring to them, they have a vision of the future (Facts Quotes) The bases for historical knowledge are not empirical facts but written texts, even if these texts masquerade in the guise of wars or revolutions (Facts Quotes) The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanation of complex facts... Seek simplicity and distrust it (Facts Quotes) I most carefully confined myself to facts and arranged those facts on as thin a line of connecting opinion as possible (Facts Quotes)

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