Facts Quotes - Page 168

I was wrong about [Jack] Keane. He is the exception that proves the rule. I was certainly right about the fact that he is a member of the warrior class.

In principle I'm an atheist, although in fact I have a lot of faith

It was a well-known fact that the richness of buttery foods led to the moral ruin and confusion of the intellect.

There's this false notion that this is a regional phenomenon, when in fact every state in the union has hardcore rednecks. No exceptions.

Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there's no shame in raiding the headlines. It's necessary, in fact, when attempting contemporary satire. Sharp-edged humor relies on topical reference points.

I like the fact that people are surprised by my age. I like the fact that I get carded.

I just love the fact that a man possesses something that a woman can never understand because we don't have the experiences of it and that a woman possesses something that the man doesn't understand because only she possesses it.

But you are making assumptions without all the facts, and that's not a sign of intelligence.

We have not, in fact, proved that science excludes miracles: we have only proved that the question of miracles, like innumerable other questions, excludes laboratory treatment.

The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact.

God is basic Fact. He must not be thought of as a featureless generality. He is the most concrete thing there is.

The proper good of a creature is to surrender itself to its Creator—to enact intellectually, volitionally, and emotionally, that relationship which is given in the mere fact of its being a creature. When it does so, it is good and happy.

Materialism is in fact no protection. Those who seek it in that hope (they are not a negligible class) will be disappointed. The thing you fear is impossible. Well and good. Can you therefore cease to fear it? Not here and now. And what then? If you must see ghosts, it is better not to disbelieve in them.

If you make the same guess often enough it ceases to be a guess and becomes a Scientific Fact. This is the inductive method.

In fact, people have been very complimentary about my act and very tolerant of my singing ability.

Hollywood has more than its share of harsh and crewel stories. In fact, it's probably more the norm than the exception.

It's actually a rather romantic and dramatic story --- one I would eagerly tell you, except for the fact that I recently forgot it, based on it being far too long and having not enough decapitations.

Spook: No, I'm not troubled. In fact, I actually think everything is going to be all right. Finally.

The fact is that there is a contradiction going on but our brains don't like contradiction. So when Moe hits Curly on the head with a sledgehammer and Curly says, "ow" and Moe says, "Serves you right Numbskull", you can say that's because they're separate beings, and that's true.

I'm aware of the fact that a lot of talented people out there will never get this chance.

If I had ever really 'faced the facts' about myself, I never would have reached for even a zillionth of what I've managed to accomplish.

The music is not used repetitiously to create film atmosphere. It is, in fact, the leading character.

I am also a writer. That is a fact not known by the public in general.

They thought they were Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. In fact, they were more like Tom and Jerry

The fact is that Americans were sent to Russia that have not been returned.