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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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"When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the law on your side, argue the law. When you have neither, holler."

"When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the law on your side, argue the law. When you have neither, holler."

Al Gore, American Vice President

Fact, Facts, Law

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"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

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"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

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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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"Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact."

"Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact."

Mark Spitz, American Athlete

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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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"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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"The police had already found the cartridges and the rifles and the bag in the Texas School Depository and within a half an hour, those facts were known."

"The police had already found the cartridges and the rifles and the bag in the Texas School Depository and within a half an hour, those facts were known."

John Sherman Cooper, American Politician

Fact, Facts, Police, School

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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."

"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

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"The tests which showed that this was the only rifle which had the markings which were shown on the bullets; the fact that a man was seen by several witnesses, not identified, but seen in the window with the general description of what he looked like."

"The tests which showed that this was the only rifle which had the markings which were shown on the bullets; the fact that a man was seen by several witnesses, not identified, but seen in the window with the general description of what he looked like."

John Sherman Cooper, American Politician

Fact, Man, Tests

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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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"General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are to its leaves."

"General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are to its leaves."

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English Poet

Fact, Facts, Principles

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"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

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"I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride."

"I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride."

Richard Widmark, American Actor

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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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"The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational."

"The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational."

A. N. Wilson, English Writer

Fact, Hunger, Logic

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"I think the Republicans are subverted by the fact that so many of their leaders send their kids to private schools, they don't really have the stomach for the fight."

"I think the Republicans are subverted by the fact that so many of their leaders send their kids to private schools, they don't really have the stomach for the fight."

Peter Brimelow, British Journalist

Fact, Fight, Kids, Leaders

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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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"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

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"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

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"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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"I do not feel certain until I have confronted my initial solution with other solutions - although in fact the first solution often proves to be the right one."

"I do not feel certain until I have confronted my initial solution with other solutions - although in fact the first solution often proves to be the right one."

Arne Jacobsen, Danish Architect

Fact, First, Right, Solution

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"How, possibly, could the police have made the 'mistake' of charging the wrong man with the notorious Red Light Bandit crimes? That also is something that is fully revealed in the Pandora's Box of facts I have prepared."

"How, possibly, could the police have made the 'mistake' of charging the wrong man with the notorious Red Light Bandit crimes? That also is something that is fully revealed in the Pandora's Box of facts I have prepared."

Caryl Chessman, American Celebrity

Fact, Facts, Light, Man, Police

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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

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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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"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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"The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell."

"The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell."

Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet

Fact, Imperfection

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"The tires were scorching hot, in fact I burned my fingers on one."

"The tires were scorching hot, in fact I burned my fingers on one."

Malcolm Campbell, English Celebrity

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"In films, the fact that you can always do a scene again takes a load off your mind, enabling you to strive for perfection, which I always wanted."

"In films, the fact that you can always do a scene again takes a load off your mind, enabling you to strive for perfection, which I always wanted."

Jessie Matthews, British Actress

Fact, Mind, Perfection

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"And, as a matter of fact, I am the chairman of the Amadou Diallo Foundation."

"And, as a matter of fact, I am the chairman of the Amadou Diallo Foundation."

David Dinkins, American Politician

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"In fact, I think for a lot of writers, it's so hard to be read."

"In fact, I think for a lot of writers, it's so hard to be read."

Susie Bright, American Writer

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"What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease."

"What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease."

Bliss Carman, Canadian Poet

Fact, Facts, Investigation

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"Show me a better man. Name one and I am answered; but do not point, as a disqualification, to the very facts which make this man fit beyond all others."

"Show me a better man. Name one and I am answered; but do not point, as a disqualification, to the very facts which make this man fit beyond all others."

Roscoe Conkling, American Politician

Fact, Facts, Man, Name

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"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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"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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"I am a greedy, selfish bastard. I want the fact that I existed to mean something."

"I am a greedy, selfish bastard. I want the fact that I existed to mean something."

Harry Chapin, American Musician

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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 think the fact that I created something and had an enormous influence is indisputable."

"I think the fact that I created something and had an enormous influence is indisputable."

La Monte Young, American Composer

Fact, Influence

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"Despite recent media reports that have clouded, or even misrepresented, the facts, there is compelling evidence that al-Qaida and Iraq have been linked for more than a decade."

"Despite recent media reports that have clouded, or even misrepresented, the facts, there is compelling evidence that al-Qaida and Iraq have been linked for more than a decade."

Elizabeth Dole, American Politician

Fact, Facts, Iraq, Media

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"I firmly believe that as voters come to learn more and more about John Kerry and learn more and more about his message that they're going to want a President who is willing to address the fact that we didn't have a post-war plan in Iraq."

"I firmly believe that as voters come to learn more and more about John Kerry and learn more and more about his message that they're going to want a President who is willing to address the fact that we didn't have a post-war plan in Iraq."

Harold Ford, American Politician

Fact, Iraq, Post, President

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"The U.S. Census Bureau acknowledged this fact when it reported that those with a bachelor's degree earn on average $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma."

"The U.S. Census Bureau acknowledged this fact when it reported that those with a bachelor's degree earn on average $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma."

Elijah Cummings, American Politician

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"The fact that I've achieved this so soon is just a bonus, I guess. Everything from now on is a bonus for me."

"The fact that I've achieved this so soon is just a bonus, I guess. Everything from now on is a bonus for me."

Karrie Webb, Australian Athlete

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"The fact is, we cannot drill our way to oil independence."

"The fact is, we cannot drill our way to oil independence."

Carl Pope, American Activist

Fact, Independence, Oil

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"In fact, our monthly trade deficit figure is so huge it equals the entire annual budget of our Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans fought to make us free from foreign tyranny, but the new tyranny is taking a different form."

"In fact, our monthly trade deficit figure is so huge it equals the entire annual budget of our Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans fought to make us free from foreign tyranny, but the new tyranny is taking a different form."

Marcy Kaptur, American Politician

Fact, Trade, Tyranny, Veterans

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"The quarrel of the sociologists with the historians is that the latter have learned so much about how to do it that they have forgotten what to do. They have become so skilled in finding facts that they have no use for the truths that would make the facts worth finding."

"The quarrel of the sociologists with the historians is that the latter have learned so much about how to do it that they have forgotten what to do. They have become so skilled in finding facts that they have no use for the truths that would make the facts worth finding."

Albion W. Small, American Sociologist

Fact, Facts, Historians, Quarrel, Worth

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"The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts."

"The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts."

Samuel Chase, American Judge

Fact, Facts, Jury, Law, Right

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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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"I feel very strongly that it is vital for us to constantly keep in mind the fact that the Jewish problem is but a phase of the world problem."

"I feel very strongly that it is vital for us to constantly keep in mind the fact that the Jewish problem is but a phase of the world problem."

Louis Finkelstein, American Clergyman

Fact, Mind, World

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"As a matter of fact, even when I finished law school, I had no notion of public service then."

"As a matter of fact, even when I finished law school, I had no notion of public service then."

David Dinkins, American Politician

Fact, Law, Public, School

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