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Samuel McChord Crothers, The Gentle Reader

The trouble with facts is that ther…

2 Sep , 2020  

The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel McChord Crothers, The Gentle Reader ,

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The truth is more important than th…

24 Sep , 2019  

The truth is more important than the facts. Great short quote and quotation by: Frank Lloyd Wright , US architect (1869 – 1959)

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Doctor Who

The very powerful and the very stup…

6 Feb , 2019  

The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views…which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering. Great short quote and quotation by: Doctor Who ,

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Celia Green

The way to do research is to attack…

25 Jan , 2017  

The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest astonishment. Great short quote and quotation by: Celia Green ,

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There are many methods for predicti…

3 May , 2016  

There are many methods for predicting the future. For example, you can read horoscopes, tea leaves, tarot cards, or crystal balls. Collectively, these methods are known as “nutty methods.” Or you can put well-researched facts into sophisticated computer models, more commonly referred to as “a complete waste of time.” Great short quote and quotation by: […]

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There are no facts, only interpreta…

3 May , 2016  

There are no facts, only interpretations. Great short quote and quotation by: Friedrich Nietzsche , German philosopher (1844 – 1900)

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There are one-story intellects, two…

3 May , 2016  

There are one-story intellects, two-story intellects, and three-story intellects with skylights. All fact collectors with no aim beyond their facts are one-story men. Two-story men compare reason and generalize, using labors of the fact collectors as well as their own. Three-story men idealize, imagine, and predict. Their best illuminations come from above through the skylight. […]

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There are three principal means of …

3 Jul , 2015  

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. Great short quote and quotation by: Denis Diderot , French author, encyclopedist, & philosopher (1713 – 1784)

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They wanted facts. Facts! They dema…

25 Jan , 2014  

They wanted facts. Facts! They demanded facts from him, as if facts could explain anything. Great short quote and quotation by: Joseph Conrad , English (Polish-Ukrainian-born) novelist (1857 – 1924)

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Felix Frankfurter

To some lawyers all facts are creat…

13 Oct , 2011  

To some lawyers all facts are created equal. Great short quote and quotation by: Felix Frankfurter , US (Austrian-born) jurist (1882 – 1965)

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We are not afraid to entrust the Am…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. Great short quote and quotation by: John F. […]

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We can have facts without thinking …

15 Feb , 2011  

We can have facts without thinking but we cannot have thinking without facts. Great short quote and quotation by: John Dewey , US educator, Pragmatist philosopher, & psychologist (1859 – 1952)

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