William Farr Quotes
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The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.
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One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.
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One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
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Empirical interest will be in the facts so far as they are relevant to the solution of these problems.
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I used to have so many opinions before I learned the facts.
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As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accept the idea that there may be mathematical facts which are true but unknowable.
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All significant truths are private truths. As they become public they cease to become truths; they become facts, or at best, part of the public character; or at worst, catchwords.
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Hunters and trackers learn not only to understand intellectually a bunch of facts about the animal they follow, but to feel their way into the very being of the animal.
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A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.
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People who disagree on important issues don't agree on the facts.
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My books deliberately provide no answers or messages. I'm drilled in the habit of objectivity and also aware that the steady drip of fiction has more power than facts to shape opinion, so I handle it with caution.
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As I had visualized, 'Heroine' is shaping up to be a very contemporary film with a different premise and strata. This film, like most of my other films, is a blend of facts and fiction. The film has a larger span, more characters, and costumes... a journey that revolves around an actress's life and the showbiz.
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I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.
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There's always wan encouragin' thing about th' sad scientific facts that come out ivrv week in th' pa-apers. They're usually not thrue.
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It’s a known fact that in certain contexts people’s great strengths become their epic failings.
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Max Allan Collins blends fact and fiction like no other writer.
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The most lasting reputation I have is for an almost ferocious aggressiveness, when in fact I am amiable, indulgent, affectionate, shy and rather timid at heart.
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Get the facts. Ask questions and listen intently to the answers before responding.
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There are two rules for achieving anything. Rule No. 1: Get started. Rule No. 2: Keep going.
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Shakespeare - I was very influenced - still am - by Shakespeare. I couldn't believe that a white man in the 16th century could so know my heart.
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Do your part, but stop trying to steer your destiny. You're not in charge.
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Since we are mortal, friendships are best kept to a moderate level, rather than sharing the very depths of our souls.
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I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great an absurdity as it is sometimes imagined to be. We generally make up our minds beforehand to the sort of person we should like, grave or gay, black, brown, or fair; with golden tresses or raven locks; - and when we meet with a complete example of the qualities we admire, the bargain is soon struck.
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The death rate is a fact; anything beyond this is an inference.
