Accuracy Quotes

204 quotes by 185 authors

...One of the most important lessons, perhaps, is the fact that SOFTWARE IS HARD. From now on I shall have significantly greater respect for every… — Donald Knuth
Scientific accuracy confirms the Bible is the Word of God. — Adrian Rogers
Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental… — Yuan T. Lee
Pearl Harbor is strenuously respectful of contemporary sensitivities, sometimes at the cost of accuracy. — A. O. Scott
Scientists can routinely predict a solar eclipse, to the minute, a millennium in advance. You can go to the witch doctor to lift the spell… — Carl Sagan
Considering that virtually none of the standard fare surrounding Thanksgiving contains an ounce of authenticity, historical accuracy, or cross-cultural perception, why is it so apparently… — Michael Dorris
A short story is a writer's way of thinking through experience... Journalism aims at accuracy, but fiction's aim is truth. The writer distorts reality in… — John L'Heureux
While many have doubted the accuracy of the Bible, time and continued research have consistently demonstrated that the Word of God is better informed than… — Norman Geisler
It really is worth the trouble to invent a new symbol if we can thus remove not a few logical difficulties and ensure the rigour… — Gottlob Frege
With reference to the narrative of events, far from permitting myself to derive it from the first source that came to hand, I did not… — Thucydides
Our rockets can find Halley's comet, and fly to Venus with amazing accuracy, but side by side with these scientific and technical triumphs is an… — Mikhail Gorbachev
If you don't remember history accurately, how can you learn? — Maya Lin
What is originality? It is being one's self, and reporting accurately what we see and are. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Am I accurately reporting what I see in such a blossom? The answer is no ... and yes. — Allen Lacy
Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%. — Douglas MacArthur
Try to be accurate about stuff. — Anne Enright
I also don't believe that whatever come after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions-that sounds too much like an Erudite… — Veronica Roth
The federal government is starting to plan for climate change by making extended forecasts that can help people plan for extreme weather - because what… — Jimmy Fallon
It is not so much that we, using our brains, spin our yarns, as that our brains, using yarns, spin us. — Daniel Dennett
Giving the best to others are giving the best to us. The value of life is not based on how long we live. But, how… — Gautama Buddha

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