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"Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty."

"Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it make us vain, in fact, of our modesty."

Louis Kronenberger, American Critic

Fact, Modesty, Nothing, Vanity

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"The fact is that much misunderstanding is often caused by our modern attempts to limit too strictly the meaning of a Greek word."

"The fact is that much misunderstanding is often caused by our modern attempts to limit too strictly the meaning of a Greek word."

Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat

Fact, Meaning, Word

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"Most of my stories have some basis in fact."

"Most of my stories have some basis in fact."

Ken Follett, Welsh Author

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"The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment."

"The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment."

Ednita Nazario, American Musician

Fact, Judgment, Now

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"Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it."

"Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it."

Elia Kazan, American Director

Fact, Facts, Mystery, Secrecy, Suspicion

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"The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having enough to live upon is often the means of preserving his self-respect."

"The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having enough to live upon is often the means of preserving his self-respect."

James Payn, English Novelist

Fact, Man, Necessity, Self

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"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

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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

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"For some unknown reason, bad-boys draw you in despite the fact that they are jerks."

"For some unknown reason, bad-boys draw you in despite the fact that they are jerks."

Alexis Bledel, American Actress

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"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

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"Once the object has been constructed, I have a tendency to discover in it, transformed and displaced, images, impressions, facts which have deeply moved me."

"Once the object has been constructed, I have a tendency to discover in it, transformed and displaced, images, impressions, facts which have deeply moved me."

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss Sculptor

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"Let me dispel a few rumors so they don't fester into facts."

"Let me dispel a few rumors so they don't fester into facts."

Tom Schulman, American Screenwriter

Fact, Facts, Rumors

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"These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any promoter."

"These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any promoter."

John Lindsay, American Politician

Fact, First, Girls, Play

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"The fact that we're catching more fish per person than we've ever done before doesn't mean that there are not particular places where we've managed fisheries badly."

"The fact that we're catching more fish per person than we've ever done before doesn't mean that there are not particular places where we've managed fisheries badly."

Bjorn Lomborg, Danish Scientist

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"The fact is, every thinker, every philosopher, the moment he is forced to abandon his one-sided intellectual occupation by practical necessity, immediately returns to the general point of view of mankind."

"The fact is, every thinker, every philosopher, the moment he is forced to abandon his one-sided intellectual occupation by practical necessity, immediately returns to the general point of view of mankind."

Ernst Mach, Austrian Physicist

Fact, Mankind, Necessity, Occupation

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"The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts."

"The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts."

Charles Henry Parkhurst, American Clergyman

Fact, Facts, Words

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"All I'm going to tell you is investigations, whether it be this and others, where you have partial facts, analysts, agents are always trying to interpret what those facts mean, extrapolate from them what they mean."

"All I'm going to tell you is investigations, whether it be this and others, where you have partial facts, analysts, agents are always trying to interpret what those facts mean, extrapolate from them what they mean."

Robert Mueller, American Public Servant

Fact, Facts, Trying

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"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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"The intolerance of the Middle, and even later, Ages, is a fact all too familiar to every one."

"The intolerance of the Middle, and even later, Ages, is a fact all too familiar to every one."

Ethan A. Hitchcock, American Soldier

Fact, Intolerance

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"You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on."

"You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on."

Harry S. Truman, American President

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"In fact, Cannonball Run II. I used to pick that as the worst movie ever made."

"In fact, Cannonball Run II. I used to pick that as the worst movie ever made."

Gene Siskel, American Critic

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"It desirable to add one or two facts bearing on the domestic political aspects of the problem."

"It desirable to add one or two facts bearing on the domestic political aspects of the problem."

Dillon Anderson, American Politician

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"Socialism also brings us up against the hard rock of eugenic fact which, if we neglect it, will dash our most beautiful social construction to fragments."

"Socialism also brings us up against the hard rock of eugenic fact which, if we neglect it, will dash our most beautiful social construction to fragments."

Havelock Ellis, British Psychologist

Fact, Neglect, Socialism, Will

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"You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas."

"You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas."

Alexander Herzen, Russian Journalist

Fact, Facts, Law, Logic

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"When I was an undergraduate I had very badly annotated editions of Shakespeare's sonnets, all of which left out the important fact that will has a sexual sense in Shakespeare's sonnets."

"When I was an undergraduate I had very badly annotated editions of Shakespeare's sonnets, all of which left out the important fact that will has a sexual sense in Shakespeare's sonnets."

Thom Gunn, British Poet

Fact, Sense, Shakespeare, Will

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"Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts."

"Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts."

Stephen Breyer, American Judge

Fact, Facts, Independence, Law

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"I've done both theatre and film and the fact is if you start believing, if you start reading things and they're good reviews - you believe that and you're lost, and then you read bad reviews and you think that's true and you read that and you're lost."

"I've done both theatre and film and the fact is if you start believing, if you start reading things and they're good reviews - you believe that and you're lost, and then you read bad reviews and you think that's true and you read that and you're lost."

Jenny Agutter, English Actress

Fact, Film, Reading, Theatre

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"My split with the university was over the fact that I had become involved with helping Tibetans in India."

"My split with the university was over the fact that I had become involved with helping Tibetans in India."

George Woodcock, Canadian Writer

Fact, University

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"The plain fact is that there are no conclusions."

"The plain fact is that there are no conclusions."

James Jeans, English Physicist

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"As a reporter, I approach every situation knowing that everyone has his or her own agenda. It's not a bad thing; it's just a fact."

"As a reporter, I approach every situation knowing that everyone has his or her own agenda. It's not a bad thing; it's just a fact."

Maria Bartiromo, American Journalist

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"To some lawyers, all facts are created equal."

"To some lawyers, all facts are created equal."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

Fact, Facts, Lawyers

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"We wanted to get everyone back focused on the fact we are playing live again. It really does sound great."

"We wanted to get everyone back focused on the fact we are playing live again. It really does sound great."

Andy Taylor, British Musician

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"Now, the United Nations is an organization that I believe was founded with good intentions. As a matter of fact, a prominent Tennessean named Cordell Hull was very involved with it."

"Now, the United Nations is an organization that I believe was founded with good intentions. As a matter of fact, a prominent Tennessean named Cordell Hull was very involved with it."

Zach Wamp, American Politician

Fact, Intentions, Nations, Now

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"Everybody is a True Believer. Everybody has a little nugget they're convinced of that is the opposite of the nugget on the other side. And they're convinced it's fact."

"Everybody is a True Believer. Everybody has a little nugget they're convinced of that is the opposite of the nugget on the other side. And they're convinced it's fact."

Jane Haddam, American Writer

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"The fact remains; chauvinism is prevailing."

"The fact remains; chauvinism is prevailing."

Emma Bonino, Italian Politician

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"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

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"As a matter of fact, we put it down because we wanted to be jazz pickers."

"As a matter of fact, we put it down because we wanted to be jazz pickers."

Charlie Rich, American Musician

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"The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal."

"The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal."

Bob Woodward, American Journalist

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"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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"Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them."

"Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them."

Arthur Conan Doyle, British Writer

Fact, Facts, Sense

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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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"A great deal has been accomplished by the team, and I do think it important that it goes on and it is allowed to reach its full conclusion. In fact, I really believe it ought to be better resourced and totally focused on WMD; that that is important to do it."

"A great deal has been accomplished by the team, and I do think it important that it goes on and it is allowed to reach its full conclusion. In fact, I really believe it ought to be better resourced and totally focused on WMD; that that is important to do it."

David Kay, American Scientist

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"Facts are counterrevolutionary."

"Facts are counterrevolutionary."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"When we first started playing we did a lot of rehearsing. We used to write out everything. In fact, that's the way everybody rehearses: we play the tunes and improvise."

"When we first started playing we did a lot of rehearsing. We used to write out everything. In fact, that's the way everybody rehearses: we play the tunes and improvise."

Charlie Haden, American Musician

Fact, First, Play

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"Attitudes are more important than facts."

"Attitudes are more important than facts."

George MacDonald, Scottish Novelist

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"We know: of course, with regard to the market and similar social structures, a great many facts which we cannot measure and on which indeed we have only some very imprecise and general information."

"We know: of course, with regard to the market and similar social structures, a great many facts which we cannot measure and on which indeed we have only some very imprecise and general information."

Friedrich August von Hayek, Austrian Economist

Fact, Facts, Information, Measure

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"As I understand it, Lacey has dismissed all of the fact checkers."

"As I understand it, Lacey has dismissed all of the fact checkers."

Sydney Schanberg, American Journalist

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"Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see."

"Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see."

Sonia Sotomayor, American Judge

Fact, Facts, Judges

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"News is important information that may influence your investments. Noise is talk or buzz or some headline that prevents you from seeing a story clearly. News is useful. Noise is a distraction. Calling what's noise and news after the fact is easy."

"News is important information that may influence your investments. Noise is talk or buzz or some headline that prevents you from seeing a story clearly. News is useful. Noise is a distraction. Calling what's noise and news after the fact is easy."

Maria Bartiromo, American Journalist

Fact, Influence, Information, May

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