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Precision Quotes

"What is required of a working hypothesis is a fine capacity for discrimination."

"What is required of a working hypothesis is a fine capacity for discrimination."

Jean-Francois Lyotard, French Philosopher

Precision, Discrimination

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"Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small."

"Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small."

Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

Precision, Error

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"Let's nail it down, let's get it right."

"Let's nail it down, let's get it right."

Frank Reynolds, American Journalist

Precision, Right

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"The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity."

"The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity."

Norman Ralph Augustine, American Author

Precision, Order

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"Only a person with the true heart of a dictionary-writer would be lying in bed, three days after being stabbed in the gut, worrying about his P's."

"Only a person with the true heart of a dictionary-writer would be lying in bed, three days after being stabbed in the gut, worrying about his P's."

Kristin Cashore, American Author

Precision, Humor, Language, Obsession

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"It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number."

"It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Precision, Language, Meaning, Economy

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