Accuracy Quotes

204 quotes by 185 authors

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised. — Ben Jonson
A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. — Rudyard Kipling
Accuracy is paramount in every detail of a work of history. Here's my rule: Ask yourself, 'Did this thing happen?' If the answer is yes,… — Tony Kushner
Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all,… — Joseph Pulitzer
Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions. — John Ruskin
I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring… — Sidney Sheldon
The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy. — Florence Scovel Shinn
Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking. — Wallace Stevens
Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction. — Adlai E. Stevenson
From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts. — Tom Stoppard
A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients. — A J P Taylor
The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane. — Nikola Tesla
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal… — J.R.R. Tolkien
A self-fulfilling prophecy is an assumption or prediction that, purely as a result of having been made, cause the expected or predicted event to occur… — Paul Watzlawick
Online advertising may not be much more successful than an old double-barrel, but - like a good spray of buckshot - it makes up for… — Douglas Rushkoff
Fundamental accuracy of statement is the ONE sole morality of writing. — Ezra Pound
Backlock, a poet blind from his birth, could describe visual objects with accuracy; Professor Sanderson, who was also blind, gave excellent lectures on color, and… — Thomas Hardy
Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
No writer in a free country should be expected to bother about the exact demarcation between the sensuous and the sensual; this is preposterous; I… — Vladimir Nabokov
It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for… — Arthur Conan Doyle

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