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.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

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.

The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.

The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.

A concept is stronger than a fact.

A concept is stronger than a fact.

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.

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.