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Facts don't cease to exist because they are ignored.
Facts don't cease to exist because they are ignored.
Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.
Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.
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 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.
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.
The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.
The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.
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.
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.
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.