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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.
Comment is free but facts are sacred.
Comment is free but facts are sacred.
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.
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.
Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your read more
Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your previous experience. Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts.
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.
Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.
Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.
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.