2,590 Quotes About Facts

In ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’, he said it was a capital mistake to theorize without data, because you ended up twisting facts to suit theories instead of the other way around.

An enthusiastic philosopher, of whose name we are not informed, had constructed a very satisfactory theory on some subject or other, and was not a little proud of it. "But the facts, my dear fellow," said his friend, "the facts do not agree with your theory."—"Don't they?" replied the philosopher, shrugging his shoulders, "then, tant pis pour les faits;"—so much the worse for the facts!

Anyone can produce a new fact; the thing is to produce a new idea.

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.

When facts are misrepresented in order to serve an opinion or to promote it aggressively - especially an opinion which demonstrably results in people being victimized, persecuted, and their lives destroyed in many places in the world, it should be a matter of concern to everyone who wants people to be treated equally, fairly and justly.

At times we all can be guilty of running from the facts, but surely as the Sun will rise, the facts will be revealed. We can run, but we can never hide forever. Eventually the facts will catch up. It is easier to face them and accept them and thus learn from them and move on.

In this universe ideas are senior to facts, and hence facts are stressed.

In this universe, ideas are senior to facts.

It is therefore worthwhile, to search out the bounds between opinion and knowledge; and examine by what measures, in things, whereof we have no certain knowledge, we ought to regulate our assent, and moderate our persuasions.