(3898 quotes found)
“A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.”
Edward Teller
“Generally, the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call theories”
Felix Cohen
“Drugs have nothing to do with the creation of music. In fact, they are dumb and self indulgent. Kind of like sucking your thumb!”
Courtney Love
“I will never apologize for the United States of America -- I don't care what the facts are.”
George Bush
“If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the facts instead of making greater promises than they can possibly fulfill, they would not be in such bad repute with the lay-public.”
Isocrates
“As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary.”
Charles de Lint
“There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.”
Arthur C. Clarke
“Paganism is wholesome because it faces the facts of life.”
Aleister Crowley
“Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.”
E. B. White
“The media tends to report rumors, speculations, and projections as facts... How does the media do this? By quoting some "expert"... you can always find some expert who will say something hopelessly hopeless about anything.”
Peter McWilliams
