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Every science consists in the coordination of facts; if the different observations were entirely isolated, there would be no science.

Science is built up of facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.

Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.

The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.

False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.

Modern morality and manners suppress all natural instincts, keep people ignorant of the facts of nature and make them fighting drunk on bogey tales.

The supernatural birth of Christ, his miracles, his resurrection and ascension, remain eternal truths, whatever doubts may be cast on their reality as historical facts.

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

The AEC scientists were so narrowly focused on arming the United States for nuclear war that they failed to perceive facts - even widely known ones - that were outside their limited field of vision.

Some people say my humor focuses too much on stereotypes. It doesn't. It focuses on facts.

In Americana, the facts and the dreams seem to be all the same to me.

Pessimism only describes an attitude, and not facts, and hence is entirely subjective.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

Tact and diplomacy are fine in international relations, in politics, perhaps even in business; in science only one thing matters, and that is the facts.

My business is to teach my aspirations to confirm themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations.

Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.