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Theory is worth but little, unless it can explain its own phenomena, and it must effect this without contradicting itself; therefore, the facts are sometimes… — Charles Caleb Colton
Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed. — Edith Hamilton
Presumably, technology has made man increasingly independent of his environment. But, in fact, technology has merely substituted nonrenewable resources for renewables, which is more an… — Herman E. Daly
We're putting all of our energy into making it right. And we have already had several software updates. We've got a huge plan to make… — Tim Cook
Microsoft made a big deal about Windows NT getting a C2 security rating. They were much less forthcoming with the fact that this rating only… — Bruce Schneier
Customers are still setting the technology agenda. Not just you, our customers, but your customers as well. What more and more are telling you is… — Carly Fiorina
I like my job because it involves learning. I like being around smart people who are trying to figure out new things. I like the… — Bill Gates
This is something we're very committed to, it's something that I think people are underestimating right now as they've seen some of the dot-com promises… — Bill Gates
[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that… — Bill Gates
What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not… — Thomas Jefferson
The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts… — Thomas Jefferson
Power, after all, is not just military strength. It is the social power that comes from democracy, the cultural power that comes from freedom of… — Edward Said
I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the… — Alexander Fleming
We're [President Barack Obama and I] clear on the fact that we have to stay humble and prayerful. We have to dig down deep to… — Michelle Obama
A liar goes in fine clothes, a liar goes in rags, a liar is a liar, clothes or no clothes. — Carl Sandburg
All love is probationary, a fact which frightens women and exhilarates men. — Mignon McLaughlin
Conversation is a meeting of minds with different memories and habits. When minds meet, they don't just exchange facts: they transform them, reshape them, draw… — Theodore Zeldin
I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact. — Diane Sawyer
Buying something on sale is a very special feeling. In fact, the less I pay for something, the more it is worth to me. I… — Rita Rudner
There's something luxurious about having a girl light your cigarette. In fact, I got married once on account of that. — Harold Robbins
Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts. — Philip Roth
The basic fact of today is the tremendous pace of change in human life. — Jawaharlal Nehru
Oh yes as a matter of fact it's quite interesting that exercises can be conducted which demonstrate conclusively that there are memories which exist prior… — L. Ron Hubbard
There may be some substitute for hard facts, but if there is, I have no idea what it can be. — J. Paul Getty
Now intelligence seemed quantifiable. You could measure someone's actual or potential height, and now, it seemed, you could also measure someone's actual or potential intelligence.… — Howard Gardner

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