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"We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be." »William James
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"The primary purpose of the Data statement is to give names to constants; instead of referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable Pi can be given that value with a Data statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change." »Fortran manual for Xerox Computers
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"A compliment is a statement of an agreeable truth; flattery is a statement of an agreeable untruth." »Sir John A. MacDonald
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"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." »Niels Henrik David Bohr
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"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." »Niels Bohr
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"General Napoleon says that ability is of little account without opportunity. The opposite is also correct: Opportunity is of little account without ability." »Mehmet Murat ildan
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"As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." »Benjamin Franklin
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"Cruelty is one fashion statement we can all do without." »Rue McClanahan
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"Science is but the statement of truth found out." »Coley
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"'I think therefore I am' is the statement of an intellectual who underrates toothaches." »Miles Kindera
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"Age is state of mind not a statement of wrinkles" »The Omani Shed
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"An affirmation is a strong, positive statement that somthing is already so." »Shakti Gawain
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"Absurdity, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion." »Ambrose Bierce
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"Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion." »Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
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"I have no idea what White House statement was was issued, but I stand by it 100 percent." »Richard Darman
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"It is not too strong a statement to declare that this is the way civilizations begin to die ... None of us has the right to suppose it cannot happen here." »Richard Milhous Nixon
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"Existence, as we know it, is full of sorrow. To mention only one minor point every man is a condemned criminal, only he does not know the date of his execution. This is unpleasant for every man. Consequently every man does everything possible to postpone the date, and would sacrifice anything that he has if he could reverse the sentence. Practically all religions and all philosophies have started thus crudely, by promising their adherents some such reward as immortality. No religion has failed hitherto by not promising enough the present breaking up of all religions is due to the fact that people have asked to see the securities. Men have even renounced the important material advantages which a well-organized religion may confer upon a State, rather than acquiesce in fraud or falsehood, or even in any system which, if not proved guilty, is at least unable to demonstrate its innocence. Being more or less bankrupt, the best thing that we can do is to attack the problem afresh without preconceived ideas. Let us begin by doubting every statement. Let us find a way of subjecting every statement to the test of experiment. Is there any truth at all in the claims of various religions Let us examine the question." »Aleister Crowley
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"Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men although he was twice married, it never occured to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths." »Bertrand Russell
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"If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying. (Handwritten statement found in her residence)" »Indira Nehru Gandhi
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"Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account." »Benjamin Franklin
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"Ability is of little account without opportunity." »Napoleon Bonaparte
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"I don't have a bank account, because I don't know my mother's maiden name." »Paula Poundstone
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"account no man happy till he dies." »Euripides
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"When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of sincerity; this is the only way to make it palatable." »Paul De Gondi
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"When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of sincerity this is the only way to make it palatable." »Paul De Gondi
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"I want to make a policy statement. I am unabashedly in favor of women. (On appointing 10 women to top government positions)" »Lyndon B. Johnson
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"Love is only the game that is not called on account of darkness." »M. Hirschfield
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"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." »Douglas Adams
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"Luck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius." »Robert A. Heinlein
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"Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest." »Professor Irwin Corey
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