“Evolution is a theory in a special philosophical sense of science, but in terms of ordinary laymen's use of language, it's a fact, .. Evolution is a fact in the same sense that it's a fact that the Earth is round and not flat, [that] the Earth goes round the Sun. Both those are also theories, but they're theories that have never been disproved and never will be disproved.” FactsUseEarthLanguageTermSunSpecialTheoryEvolutionOrdinaryPhilosophicalRoundsFlatsLaymanUse Of Language Author:Richard Dawkins
“We can reduce the effect of future disruptions by reducing our dependence on oil, not putting up more rigs and drilling our special places. The fact is, we cannot drill our way to oil independence.” WayFactsSpecialEffectsIndependenceOilDependenceReducingDisruptionDrillsSpecial PlacesDrillingRigs Author:Carl Pope
“'Type one' error is thinking that something special is happening when nothing special really is happening. 'Type two' error is thinking that nothing special is happening, when in fact something rare or infrequent is happening.'” ThinkingTwoFactsSpecialTypeHappeningsErrorsSkepticismSomething Special Author:Marcello Truzzi
“There are no Russian units in eastern Ukraine - no special services, no tactical advisors. All this is being done by the local residents, and the proof of that is the fact that those people have literally removed their masks.” PeopleDoneFactsSpecialProofLocalsMaskUnitsEasternUkraineResidentsBeing DoneAdvisorsTactical Author:Vladimir Putin
“Mathematics is a presuppositionless science. To found it I do not need God, as does Kronecker, or the assumption of a special faculty of our understanding attuned to the principle of mathematical induction, as does Poincaré, or the primal intuition of Brouwer, or, finally, as do Russell and Whitehead, axioms of infinity, reducibility, or completeness, which in fact are actual, contentual assumptions that cannot be compensated for by consistency proofs.” NeedsDoeFactsFoundUnderstandingPrinciplesSpecialMathematicsIntuitionProofMathematicalAssumptionFacultyInfinityConsistencyPrimalAxiomsCompletenessNeed God Author:David Hilbert
“The unphilosophical and philosophical attitudes can be very sharply distinguished (with scarcely any intermediate forms) by the fact that the first accepts everything that happens as regards its general form, and finds occasion for surprise only in that special content by which something that happens here today differs from what happened there yesterday; whereas for the second, it is precisely the common features of all experience, such as characterise everything we encounter, which are the primary and most profound occasion for astonishment.” FirstsFactsHappensTodayFormCommonAttitudeAcceptingHappenedSpecialPhilosophicalRegardSurpriseProfoundYesterdayOccasionsPrimariesFeaturesEncountersDistinguishedAstonishment Author:Erwin Schrodinger
“The fact of the matter is that you should really stop concerning yourself with writing a book because anyone can write a book that totally sucks. There is nothing special about that.” ShouldWritingBookMatterFactsSpecialWriting A Book Author:Ashly Lorenzana
“Books are special, books are the way we talk to generations that have not turned up yet. The fact that we can actually, essentially communicate with the people in ancient Egypt, people in Rome and Greece, people in ancient Britain, people in New York in the 1920s who can communicate to us and change the way we think, and change the things that we believe. I think that books are special. Books are sacred. And I think that when you are selling books, you have to remember that in all the profits and loss, in all of that, you are treading on sacred ground.” PeopleThinkingWayBelieveBookFactsRememberLossGenerationsSpecialNew YorkSacredAncientProfitCommunicateSellingBritainRomeEgyptGreeceAncient EgyptTreadingProfit And LossSelling Books Author:Neil Gaiman
“It is wonderful... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special.” WayDifferentWholeFactsGamesSportsLevelsWonderfulSpecialFootballDifferent Levels Author:Frank Gifford
“The fact that Slammin' Sammy couldn't win the Open made it all the more valuable for the players that did win. Gave it a special quality. I'd say a part of the sheen on that trophy comes from my sweat.” MadeFactsWinningQualityPlayerSpecialGolfValuableMade ItSweatTrophies Author:Sam Snead
“So, it's pretty crazy. Look, we're bailing out Wall Street, we're bailing out banks, we're bailing out car companies. In fact, did you know there's a special box on your tax form this year you can check if you want a portion of your taxes to actually go to running the government?” IfsKnowsWantYearsLooksFactsGovernmentRunningFormCompanyCrazyStreetsSpecialCarWallTaxesBoxesChecksPortionsDid You KnowBailing Out Author:Jay Leno
“I think 'The Lost World' could've been a successful movie except for the fact that it pre-dated the good special effects and computer graphics.” ThinkingWorldFactsLostSuccessfulSpecialEffectsComputerSpecial EffectsComputer Graphics Author:John Rhys-Davies