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Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other.
Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other.
A fact is like a sack --it won't stand up if it's empty. To make it stand up, first you read more
A fact is like a sack --it won't stand up if it's empty. To make it stand up, first you have to put in it all the reasons and feelings that caused it in the first place.
A concept is stronger than a fact.
A concept is stronger than a fact.
It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that read more
It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has heard before.
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need read more
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.
We should keep so close to facts that we never have to remember the second time what we said the read more
We should keep so close to facts that we never have to remember the second time what we said the first time.
I might show facts as plain as day: but, since your eyes are blind, you'd say, "Where? What?" and turn read more
I might show facts as plain as day: but, since your eyes are blind, you'd say, "Where? What?" and turn away.
Facts have a cruel way of substituting themselves for fancies. There is nothing more remorseless, just as there is nothing read more
Facts have a cruel way of substituting themselves for fancies. There is nothing more remorseless, just as there is nothing more helpful, than truth.