Accurate Quotes · Page 16

Has it been found that bodies of men act with more rectitude or greater disinterestedness than individuals? The contrary of this has…

— Alexander Hamilton

Accurate reading on a wide range of subjects makes the scholar; careful selection of the better makes the saint.

— John of Salisbury

I know of no scholar more dedicated to bringing a thorough and accurate portrayal of America's involvement in Vietnam than Mark Moyar.…

— Jim Webb

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.

— Anonymous

The point is that descriptive writing is very rarely entirely accurate and during the reign of Olaf Quimby II as Patrician of…

— Terry Pratchett

It's always very daunting to play someone who actually existed. You have to honor that, and be specific and accurate and try…

— Michael Shannon

Collage is a supersensitive and scrupulously accurate instrument, similar to a seismograph, which is able to record the exact amount of the…

— Max Ernst

I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.

— Frank Lampard

Satellite photography in the 1970's gave rise to the long-range weather forecast, a month at a time. This in turn gave rise…

— Miles Kington

I think the accurate description for the George W. Bush administration is a military plutocracy. Having lived and worked in the United…

— John Pilger

Man is a slow, sloppy and brilliant thinker; the machine is fast, accurate and stupid.

— William Moore Kelly

They must be real people. And this means that every word in every line of speech must be accurate and full of…

— John Steinbeck

By the way, Wonder Woman is Amazonian, and historically accurate Amazonian women actually had only one breast. So, if I'd really go…

— Gal Gadot

The problem with memory is that is changes whatever it touches. It is never that accurate. As a result, I end up…

— Li-Young Lee

Computers are good at swift, accurate computation and at storing great masses of information. The brain, on the other hand, is notas…

— Jeremy Campbell

In this age of electronic money, investors are no longer seduced by a financial 'dance of a thousand veils.' Only hard and…

— Anonymous

The US stole Texas from Mexico by violence, then invaded Mexico on ludicrous pretexts and conquered half of it, what is now…

— Noam Chomsky

It is certain that the easy and obvious philosophy will always, with the generality of mankind, have preference above the accurate.

— David Hume

Life cannot be classified in terms of a simple neurological ladder, with human beings at the top; it is more accurate to…

— Anonymous

Actually, I'm frequently described as the UK's only translator of Korean literature, but even that isn't accurate - Agnita Tennant is UK-based,…

— Deborah Smith

I do think people have suggested that it would be a good thing if the reporting were accurate on Al-Jazeera and if…

— Condoleezza Rice

The whole [of religion] is a riddle, an ænigma, an inexplicable mystery. Doubt, uncertainty, suspence of judgment appear the onlyresult of our…

— David Hume

Getting [cruise missiles] more accurate so that we can have precise precision.

— Dan Quayle

For me the information has to remain incredibly neutral. It's what I would call 'ice-like' information. I receive very rapid impressions. I…

— Caroline Myss

Genome design is going to be a key part of the future. That's why we need fast, cheap, accurate DNA synthesis, so…

— Craig Venter