Accurate Quotes

479 Accurate quotes by 404 unique authors

You have to be precise. You have to be specific, but you want to be accurate. That is first and foremost. You want to be… — Wolf Blitzer
If it were possible to make an accurate calculation of the evils which police regulations occasion, and of those which they prevent, the number of… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
Pointed criticism, if accurate, often gives the artist an inner sense of relief. The criticism that damages is that which disparages, dismisses, ridicules, or condemns. — William Ernest Henley
No definition of poetry is adequate unless it be poetry itself. The most accurate analysis by the rarest wisdom is yet insufficient, and the poet… — Henry David Thoreau
Ronnie had it right calling it Torture. That is a much more accurate description the way I see it. — Ronald Coase
They must be real people. And this means that every word in every line of speech must be accurate and full of some kind of… — John Steinbeck
Writers the most learned, the most accurate in details, and the soundest in tendency, frequently fall into a habit which can neither be cured nor… — Lord Acton
Punctuation is the art of dividing a written composition into sentences, or parts of sentences, by points or stops, for the purpose of marking the… — Unknown Author
For success I consider three factors are necessary: firstly, an awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses; secondly, an accurate understanding of my opponent's strengths… — Alexander Alekhine
States are violent institutions. The government of any country, including ours, represents some sort of domestic power structure, and it's usually violent. States are violent… — Noam Chomsky
Roughly speaking, I think it's accurate to say that a corporate elite of managers and owners governs the economy and the political system as well,… — Noam Chomsky
Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort. — Terry Rossio
If we did not take action to solve this crisis, it could indeed threaten the future of human civilization. That sounds shrill. It sounds hard… — Al Gore
By a generative grammar I mean simply a system of rules that in some explicit and well-defined way assigns structural descriptions to sentences. Obviously, every… — Noam Chomsky
Edward Conardâ€™s book represents the most cogent and persuasive analysis of the Financial Crisis to date. It is deeper and likely more accurate than what… — Unknown Author
Intellectuals are judged not by their morals, but by the quality of their ideas, which are rarely reducible to simple verdicts of truth or falsity,… — Perry Anderson
I think the way the greens are, you need to be very accurate with your irons. Whether there's wind or not, the most important thing… — Luke Donald
But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult. — Alan Bean
Once or twice I`ve been described as a light comedian. I consider this the most accurate description of my abilities I`ve ever seen. — Bing Crosby
That still feels like the most accurate description - I felt homesick, but I was home. — Sarah Silverman

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