Facts Quotes - Page 18

The 'working poor,' as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society.

There is, in fact, not much point in writing a novel unless you can show the possibility of moral transformation, or an increase in wisdom, operating in your chief character or characters.

I can't feel Irish to save my soul, but it's a fact.

Service is the measure of greatness; it always has been true; it is true today, and it always will be true, that he is greatest who does the most of good. Nearly all of our controversies and combats grow out of the fact that we are trying to get something from each other--there will be peace when our aim is to do something for each other. The human measure of a human life is its income; the divine measure of a life is its outgo, its overflow--its contribution to the welfare of all.

Even if you got rid of paper, you would still have story-tellers. In fact, you had the story-tellers before you had the paper.

Last, but not least -- in fact, this is most important -- you need a happy ending. However, if you can create tragic situations and jerk a few tears before the happy ending, it will work much better.

Nothing is harder to topple than a fact that supports a deeply held prejudice denied by its holder.

Impotence, fetishism, bisexuality, and bondage are all facts of life, and our fiction should reflect that.

Any belief in miracles is flat contradictory not just to the facts of science but to the spirit of science.

We are hidden in ourselves, like a truth hidden in isolated facts. When we know that this One in us is One in all, then our truth is revealed.

Algebras (jabbre and maqabeleh) are geometric facts which are proved by propositions five and six of Book two of Elements.

To be conservative, then, is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the distant, the sufficient to the superabundant, the convenient to the perfect, present laughter to utopian bliss.

I am here in spirit with you and you are in my prayers. Remember God is with you, and have faith in the fact that this too shall pass.

It's true, of course, humor is very important in my life, as you know. That's the only reason for living, in fact.

I'm interested in the fact that within science, you're dealing with properties of the real and physical world, and by using those properties you're really getting more in touch with the basis of reality and using that expressively.

Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

The fact is that people would rather cling when they're afraid of something to a priori beliefs than rather open their minds about it.

The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.

Creative thinking will improve as we relate the new fact to the old and all facts to each other.

In fact, entitlement spending on programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security make up 54% of federal spending, and spending is projected to double within the next decade. Medicare is growing by 9% annually, and Medicaid by 8% annually.

I was born in Waukegan a long, long time ago. As a matter of fact, our rabbi was an Indian.

Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani - even if it's a fake. I like the fact that I'm so popular around the world.

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.

I never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part.

People have always thought of me as someone who's very classical,when in fact I've led a rather unconventional life.