A 'fact' merely marks the point where we have agreed to…

I often wish... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the…

— Bliss Carman

What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.

— Bliss Carman

The plea agreement negotiated by Janet Reno's Justice Department with Nora, Gene and Trisha Lum is a hoax. It allows two key players in…

— Larry Klayman

Clearly, Russia has lied to the world about what's going on in Ukraine. They have clearly violated the cease-fire agreements.

— Leon Panetta

The general public have a warped view of the speed at which an investigation proceeds. They like to imagine tense conversations going on behind…

— Ben Aaronovitch

Historical investigation and literary criticism have taken the magic out of the Bible and have made it a composite human book, written by many…

— Bill Vaughan

It's hard for people to feel secure when there are unexplained drones flying overhead and they're not getting answers they need from the federal…

— Andy Kim

[In geology,] As in history, the material in hand remains silent if no questions are asked. The nature of these questions depends on the…

— Anonymous

The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by…

— Milan Kundera

It required unusual inquisitiveness to pursue the development of scientific curiosities such as charged pith balls, the voltaic cell, and the electrostatic machine. Without…

— Frederick Seitz

Democracy is not being well served as we're accustomed to. There is less information, there's less investigation, there's less analysis, there's less accountability.

— Edward Greenspon

Honest investigation is utterly impossible within the pale of any church, for the reason, that if you think the church is right you will…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

The prediction of nuclear winter is drawn not, of course, from any direct experience with the consequences of global nuclear war, but rather from…

— Carl Sagan

A dialogue is very important. It is a form of communication in which question and answer continue till a question is left without an…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jonah Lehrer is one of the most talented explainers of science that we’ve got. What a pleasure it is to follow his investigation of…

— Joshua Foer