A world of facts lies outside and beyond the world of words.

A world of facts lies outside and beyond the world of words.

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get 'em, get 'em right, or they will read more

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get 'em, get 'em right, or they will get you wrong.

I often wish ... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? read more

I often wish ... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.

Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.

Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and read more

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof read more

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.

A concept is stronger than a fact.

A concept is stronger than a fact.