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"I don't like things that can be reproduced. Wood isn't important in itself but rather in the fact that objects made in it are unique, simple, unpretentious."

"I don't like things that can be reproduced. Wood isn't important in itself but rather in the fact that objects made in it are unique, simple, unpretentious."

Georg Baselitz, German Artist

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"If you have never been amazed by the very fact that you exist, you are squandering the greatest fact of all."

"If you have never been amazed by the very fact that you exist, you are squandering the greatest fact of all."

Jim Fiebig, American Author

10

"These are facts, these are not imaginary things."

"These are facts, these are not imaginary things."

Iyad Allawi, Iraqi Statesman

10

"I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't."

"I ought to rejoice in the fact that our principal rival has died, but I don't."

Jonathan Dimbleby, British Writer

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"The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system."

"The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system."

Talcott Parsons, American Sociologist

Fact, Facts, Importance, Problems, Will

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"But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements."

"But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements."

Talcott Parsons, American Sociologist

Fact, Reason, Theory, Word

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"We must accept the fact that transport and communications will bring the world in close relations and the youth of the world should have standards and ideals in common."

"We must accept the fact that transport and communications will bring the world in close relations and the youth of the world should have standards and ideals in common."

Juliette G. Low, American Founder

Fact, Ideals, Will, World

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"We are deeply conscious of the fact that our north and west must be developed."

"We are deeply conscious of the fact that our north and west must be developed."

Lionel K. Murphy, Australian Politician

10

"I think it was the fact that I liked it so much that made the writing just come out of me automatically."

"I think it was the fact that I liked it so much that made the writing just come out of me automatically."

James Herriot, British Writer

10

"Leave bands, go back to obscurity if I choose to, without a great sense of loss of security because it's all been based on the fact that I did it on my own or was doing, enjoying doing it on my own in the first place."

"Leave bands, go back to obscurity if I choose to, without a great sense of loss of security because it's all been based on the fact that I did it on my own or was doing, enjoying doing it on my own in the first place."

Eric Clapton, British Musician

Fact, First, Loss, Obscurity

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"There was a man who was an associate of jimmy Hoffa, who testified against Hoffa in his trial down in Tennessee. We had information from him that he and Hoffa did, in fact, discuss the planning of an assassination conspiracy against Bobby Kennedy."

"There was a man who was an associate of jimmy Hoffa, who testified against Hoffa in his trial down in Tennessee. We had information from him that he and Hoffa did, in fact, discuss the planning of an assassination conspiracy against Bobby Kennedy."

Louis Stokes, American Politician

Fact, Assassination, Information, Man

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"You can't let players do what they wish and be professional. That's a fact. As for the team, Boro had two internationals when I got there in 1995. Now they have more than 15. And they didn't cost the fortune some suggest."

"You can't let players do what they wish and be professional. That's a fact. As for the team, Boro had two internationals when I got there in 1995. Now they have more than 15. And they didn't cost the fortune some suggest."

Bryan Robson, English Athlete

Fact, Fortune, Now

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"I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact."

"I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact."

Diane Sawyer, American Journalist

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"Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely spontaneous, I don't have to worry about how I'm going to cue the other musicians, or if it's something that's rehearsed."

"Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely spontaneous, I don't have to worry about how I'm going to cue the other musicians, or if it's something that's rehearsed."

Benny Green, British Musician

Fact, Musicians, Want, Worry

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"I dislike math, yet I respect and appreciate the fact that math is the language of the universe."

"I dislike math, yet I respect and appreciate the fact that math is the language of the universe."

Lucas Grabeel, American Actor

Fact, Language, Respect, Universe

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"Renunciation - that is the great fact we all, individuals and classes, have to learn. In trying to avoid it we bring misery to ourselves and others."

"Renunciation - that is the great fact we all, individuals and classes, have to learn. In trying to avoid it we bring misery to ourselves and others."

Beatrice Potter Webb, British Sociologist

Fact, Misery, Renunciation, Trying

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"The fact to which we have got to cling, as to a lifebelt, is that it is possible to be a normal decent person and yet be fully alive."

"The fact to which we have got to cling, as to a lifebelt, is that it is possible to be a normal decent person and yet be fully alive."

Allen Ginsberg, American Poet

9

"When drawings of the main buildings I have designed in the last five years are juxtaposed, the fact that they all involve the pursuit of certain configurations is obvious to anyone."

"When drawings of the main buildings I have designed in the last five years are juxtaposed, the fact that they all involve the pursuit of certain configurations is obvious to anyone."

Yoshio Taniguchi, Japanese Architect

Fact, Obvious, Pursuit, Years

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"The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language."

"The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language."

Robert Fripp, English Musician

9

"A concept is stronger than a fact."

"A concept is stronger than a fact."

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American Writer

9

"It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios."

"It is a fact that governments tend to put in place policies and strategies in response to current scenarios."

Julie Bishop, Australian Politician

9

"I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale."

"I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale."

Tom Paulin, Irish Poet

9

"The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all."

"The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all."

Al Alvarez, English Poet

9

"Legends are material to be moulded, and not facts to be recorded."

"Legends are material to be moulded, and not facts to be recorded."

Hervey Allen, American Author

Fact, Facts, Legends

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"The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot."

"The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot."

James Allen, British Author

9

"Plato wove historical fact into literary myth."

"Plato wove historical fact into literary myth."

Michael Shermer, American Writer

Fact, Literary, Myth

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"The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult."

"The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult."

Philip Warren Anderson, American Scientist

Fact, First, Months

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"I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century."

"I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century."

Oliver North, American Soldier

Fact, Kids, Marines, Trade

9

"President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small towns and we're both fortunate in the fact that we think we married above ourselves."

"President Johnson and I have a lot in common. We were both born in small towns and we're both fortunate in the fact that we think we married above ourselves."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

9

"The United Nations is a mess, riddled with scandals. In fact, the U.N. itself is a scandal."

"The United Nations is a mess, riddled with scandals. In fact, the U.N. itself is a scandal."

Ginny B. Waite, American Author

Fact, Nations, Scandal, United

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"The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion."

"The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion."

John H. Speke, British Explorer

9

"I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings."

"I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings."

Dennis Eckersley, American Athlete

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"Surely the fact that a uniformed police officer is wearing his hair below his collar will make him no less identifiable as a policeman."

"Surely the fact that a uniformed police officer is wearing his hair below his collar will make him no less identifiable as a policeman."

Thurgood Marshall, American Judge

Fact, Hair, Police, Will

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"But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live."

"But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live."

Wendell Willkie, American Lawyer

9

"With representation there to do the speaking, the guilty are suddenly given the freedom that comes with hiding behind the fact that they never said that - in fact, they never said anything!"

"With representation there to do the speaking, the guilty are suddenly given the freedom that comes with hiding behind the fact that they never said that - in fact, they never said anything!"

Michael Musto, American Writer

9

"Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely."

"Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely."

Hesketh Pearson, English Actor

Fact, Man, Obvious, Pride

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"The world is the totality of facts, not of things."

"The world is the totality of facts, not of things."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

Fact, Facts, World

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"The fact that I got Drugstore Cowboy at all was a fluke."

"The fact that I got Drugstore Cowboy at all was a fluke."

Kelly Lynch, American Actress

9

"As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse."

"As I say, I'm a discourse advocate. What form it comes is less important to me than the fact that there is discourse."

Jim Lehrer, American Journalist

9

"What makes bebop legitimate is the fact that when it was done, it was illegitimate."

"What makes bebop legitimate is the fact that when it was done, it was illegitimate."

Matthew Shipp, American Musician

9

"The real fact is that I could no longer stand their eternal cold mutton."

"The real fact is that I could no longer stand their eternal cold mutton."

Cecil Rhodes, British Statesman

9

"Most of us believe outside situations shape our attitudes when, in fact, it is our view of the situations that shape our attitudes."

"Most of us believe outside situations shape our attitudes when, in fact, it is our view of the situations that shape our attitudes."

Darren L. Johnson, American Author

9

"I like the fact that major studios have been attempting horror films recently."

"I like the fact that major studios have been attempting horror films recently."

Richard King, American Director

9

"What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions."

"What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions."

Gore Vidal, American Novelist

Fact, Facts, Opinions, Question

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"The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished."

"The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

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"The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star."

"The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star."

Piper Laurie, American Actress

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"Attitudes are more important than facts."

"Attitudes are more important than facts."

George MacDonald, Scottish Novelist

9

"Anything can happen in SF. And the fact that nothing ever does happen in SF is only due to the poverty of our imaginations, we who write it or edit it or read it. But SF can in principle deal with anything."

"Anything can happen in SF. And the fact that nothing ever does happen in SF is only due to the poverty of our imaginations, we who write it or edit it or read it. But SF can in principle deal with anything."

John Sladek, American Author

Fact, Nothing, Poverty

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"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."

"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."

Jim Ryun, American Athlete

9

"Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?"

"Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?"

Frank Herbert, American Writer

Fact, May, Senses, World

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