Omission Quotes

64 quotes by 57 authors

Nothing can be said: nothing sure, nothing probable, nothing honest. Better to err through omission than through commission: better to refrain from steering the fate… — Primo Levi
I am myself persuaded, on the basis of extensive study of the historical evidence, that... the severity of each of the contractions - 1920-21, 1929-33,… — Milton Friedman
The tragic reality is that there have been occasions when [Mormon] Church leaders, teachers, and writers have not told the truth they knew about difficulties… — D. Michael Quinn
It should be obvious that this pattern of systematic holes and gaps in Iraq's declaration is not the result of accidents, editing oversights or technical… — John Negroponte
Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their… — Isabel Paterson
Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their… — Isabel Paterson
Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse or omission. — Isabel Paterson
Deception by an omission of the truth is as bad as a lie. — Jennifer Chiaverini
No artist knows everything... but since every artist knows more than he can tell, all art is lying by omission. — Glen Duncan
Errors of omission, lost opportunities, are generally more critical than errors of commission. Organizations fail or decline more frequently because of what they did not… — Russell L. Ackoff
The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed, this… — Aron Nimzowitsch
Of course, we knew that the official reports were sketchy, if not falsified. But, in terms of information theory, this is precisely where the problem… — Konrad Zuse
The (Laetrile) efficacy tests...clinically in humans..(by) the US NCI...were obviously conducted so that a negative result could be formulated. The limited number and types of… — Hans Alfred Nieper
I... recommend to every one of my Readers, the keeping a Journal of their Lives for one Week, and setting down punctually their whole Series… — Joseph Addison
A man does not sin by commission only, but often by omission. — Marcus Aurelius
The whole motley confusion of acts, omissions, regrets and hopes which is the life of each one of us finds in death, not meaning or… — Octavio Paz
Market values are fixed only in part by balance sheets and income statements; much more by the hopes and fears of humanity; by greed, ambition,… — Gerald M. Loeb
Has Bill Clinton inspired idealism in the young, as he himself was inspired by John F. Kennedy? Or has he actually reduced their idealism? Surely… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
The particular sin of omission which gives ground to the evil spirits is the believerâ€™s passivity. — Watchman Nee
Omissions are not accidents. — Marianne Moore

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