Classic Quote by Stephen Colbert

Observations always involve theory.

— Edwin Powell Hubble

Observation always involves theory.

— Edwin Powell Hubble

It is useful to constantly observe, note, and consider.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Facts have to be discovered by observation, not by reasoning

— Bertrand Russell

In the philosophic sense, observation shows and experiment teaches.

— Claude Bernard

I only use statistics to reinforce what I already think, or if it's something unusual.

— Dean Smith

I am terrible with examples. I can never think of them when anybody asks for an example.

— Shonda Rhimes

I must begin, not with hypothesis, but with specific instances, no matter how minute.

— Paul Klee

I am turned into a sort of machine for observing facts and grinding out conclusions.

— Charles Darwin

I always make special notes about evidence that contridicts me: supportive evidence I can remember without trying.

— Charles Darwin

It is necessary to look at the results of observation objectively, because you, the experimenter, might like one result better than another.

— Richard P. Feynman

I don't think I'm always right, but I would like to empower people to come to sound conclusions using a systematic way of looking…

— Daniel Levitin