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"Notwithstanding the fact that the most innovative and progressive space we've seen - the Internet - has been the place where intellectual property has been least respected. You know, facts don't get in the way of this ideology."

"Notwithstanding the fact that the most innovative and progressive space we've seen - the Internet - has been the place where intellectual property has been least respected. You know, facts don't get in the way of this ideology."

Lawrence Lessig, American Educator

Fact, Facts, Ideology, Internet

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"All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name."

"All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name."

Ugo Betti, Italian Playwright

Fact, Giving, Name

30

"Our liquidity is fine. As a matter of fact, it's better than fine. It's strong."

"Our liquidity is fine. As a matter of fact, it's better than fine. It's strong."

Kenneth Lay, American Businessman

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"I knew the wild riders and the vacant land were about to vanish forever... and the more I considered the subject, the bigger the forever loomed. Without knowing how to do it, I began to record some facts around me, and the more I looked the more the panorama unfolded."

"I knew the wild riders and the vacant land were about to vanish forever... and the more I considered the subject, the bigger the forever loomed. Without knowing how to do it, I began to record some facts around me, and the more I looked the more the panorama unfolded."

Frederic Remington, American Artist

Fact, Facts, Land

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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

30

"I've had lots of replies, we're into the double figures now. And the overall standard is very good. In fact I've been feeling a little guilty, because I haven't replied to anyone yet - it is something I will be doing."

"I've had lots of replies, we're into the double figures now. And the overall standard is very good. In fact I've been feeling a little guilty, because I haven't replied to anyone yet - it is something I will be doing."

Peter Banks, British Musician

Fact, Feeling, Now, Will

30

"The fact is that daytime television is less valued than nighttime, and it's partly because of the product that we produce. We do a one-hour show in 12 hours. Nighttime produces a one-hour show in seven to nine days."

"The fact is that daytime television is less valued than nighttime, and it's partly because of the product that we produce. We do a one-hour show in 12 hours. Nighttime produces a one-hour show in seven to nine days."

Deidre Hall, American Actress

Fact, Television

30

"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

30

"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

30

"Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand."

"Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand."

John Moody, American Businessman

Fact, Laws, Managers, Public

30

"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

30

"Well, I think just the fact that you are making your first film is a huge step."

"Well, I think just the fact that you are making your first film is a huge step."

Adrian Lyne, English Director

Fact, Film, First

30

"We are the recorders and reporters of facts - not the judges of the behaviors we describe."

"We are the recorders and reporters of facts - not the judges of the behaviors we describe."

Alfred Kinsey, American Scientist

Fact, Facts, Judges

30

"If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now."

"If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now."

Newt Gingrich, American Politician

Fact, Now, Presidency

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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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"The fact is that violence gives you a rush."

"The fact is that violence gives you a rush."

Penn Jillette, American Entertainer

29

"Yeah, I might remaster it, in fact I'm sure I would. But all the songs will be the same."

"Yeah, I might remaster it, in fact I'm sure I would. But all the songs will be the same."

John Wozniak, American Musician

Fact, Songs, Will

29

"There is no such condition as 'schizophrenia,' but the label is a social fact and the social fact a political event."

"There is no such condition as 'schizophrenia,' but the label is a social fact and the social fact a political event."

R. D. Laing, Scottish Psychologist

29

"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

29

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

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

Tom Paulin, Irish Poet

29

"We aim to express the passion of our members in something actionable that we can all in fact do."

"We aim to express the passion of our members in something actionable that we can all in fact do."

Joan Blades, American Businessman

29

"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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"We have finally started to notice that there is real curative value in local herbs and remedies. In fact, we are also becoming aware that there are little or no side effects to most natural remedies, and that they are often more effective than Western medicine."

"We have finally started to notice that there is real curative value in local herbs and remedies. In fact, we are also becoming aware that there are little or no side effects to most natural remedies, and that they are often more effective than Western medicine."

Anne Wilson Schaef, American Psychologist

Fact, Medicine, Remedies, Value

29

"Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for themselves what state Social Security is in."

"Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for themselves what state Social Security is in."

Grace Napolitano, American Politician

Fact, Facts, Leaders, Politicalleaders, Security

29

"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

29

"You see I'm against hunting, in fact I'm a hunt saboteur. I go out the night before and shoot the fox."

"You see I'm against hunting, in fact I'm a hunt saboteur. I go out the night before and shoot the fox."

Tim Vine, British Comedian

Fact, Hunting, Night

29

"I'm a laugh tart. I make no secret of that fact."

"I'm a laugh tart. I make no secret of that fact."

Hugh Grant, English Actor

29

"A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed."

"A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed."

Talcott Parsons, American Sociologist

Fact, Facts, State

29

"The fact is, the media never gets off the interstate unless there's a major explosion."

"The fact is, the media never gets off the interstate unless there's a major explosion."

Jim Harrison, American Writer

29

"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

29

"I would like that to be known; these facts are in the summary which I think is a very good one."

"I would like that to be known; these facts are in the summary which I think is a very good one."

John Sherman Cooper, American Politician

29

"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."

"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."

Karl A. Menninger, American Psychologist

28

"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

28

"It is quite true - in fact, obvious on the surface - that the vast majority of dramatic shows and comedies, as well, advocate a liberal and humanistic and relativistic lifestyle and concept."

"It is quite true - in fact, obvious on the surface - that the vast majority of dramatic shows and comedies, as well, advocate a liberal and humanistic and relativistic lifestyle and concept."

Pat Boone, American Musician

Fact, Liberal, Majority, Obvious

28

"The other guys drink, but they don't drink anywhere near what I used to. And I think they're slightly respectful of the fact that I'm off it, so it's not a problem."

"The other guys drink, but they don't drink anywhere near what I used to. And I think they're slightly respectful of the fact that I'm off it, so it's not a problem."

Graham Coxon, German Musician

28

"We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests."

"We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests."

Henry Miller, American Author

Fact, Facts, Newspapers, Talk, Theories

28

"We are Englishmen; that is one good fact."

"We are Englishmen; that is one good fact."

Oliver Cromwell, English Soldier

28

"Anyone who thinks they're important is usually just a pompous moron who can't deal with his or her own pathetic insignificance and the fact that what they do is meaningless and inconsequential."

"Anyone who thinks they're important is usually just a pompous moron who can't deal with his or her own pathetic insignificance and the fact that what they do is meaningless and inconsequential."

William Thomas, American Athlete

28

"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

28

"As a matter of fact, an ordinary desert supports a much greater variety of plants than does either a forest or a prairie."

"As a matter of fact, an ordinary desert supports a much greater variety of plants than does either a forest or a prairie."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

Fact, Plants, Variety

28

"If some woman tells me how she feels about something, my immediate assumption is that she wants an answer, or that she wants me to solve her problem. In fact, all she wants to do is share, or show how she feels."

"If some woman tells me how she feels about something, my immediate assumption is that she wants an answer, or that she wants me to solve her problem. In fact, all she wants to do is share, or show how she feels."

Fred Ward, American Actor

28

"The fact is that great musical pieces take and hold the stage because they provide great emotional experiences."

"The fact is that great musical pieces take and hold the stage because they provide great emotional experiences."

Sarah Caldwell, American Celebrity

28

"In fact, it seems to me that making strategic alliances across national borders in order to treat HIV among the world's poor is one of the last great hopes of solidarity across a widening divide."

"In fact, it seems to me that making strategic alliances across national borders in order to treat HIV among the world's poor is one of the last great hopes of solidarity across a widening divide."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Fact, Order, Poor, Solidarity

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"The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward."

"The United States is a strong and ardent ally of Israel. The fact of the matter is that friends can disagree. I think what's important is that world leaders are able to sit down with one another, have frank conversations and move forward."

Valerie Jarrett, American Lawyer

Fact, Friends, Israel, Leaders

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"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

28

"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

28

"I think that the mere fact that I'm doing it ought to inspire someone. In junior high school the counselor suggested that I focus on wood shop and metal shop."

"I think that the mere fact that I'm doing it ought to inspire someone. In junior high school the counselor suggested that I focus on wood shop and metal shop."

Christopher Darden, American Lawyer

Fact, Focus, School, Wood

28

"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

28

"There's one more terrifying fact about old people: I'm going to be one soon."

"There's one more terrifying fact about old people: I'm going to be one soon."

P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian

28

"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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