“The credulous ... advance the authority of hearsay in place of reasons for possible success or facts that can be demonstrated.” ReasonFactsScienceAuthorityHearsay Author:Vannoccio Biringuccio
“I can answer that only by hearsay, returned the Guide, for pain is a secret which he has shared with your race and not with mine; and you would find it as hard to explain suffering to me as I would find it to reveal to you the secrets of the Mountain people. But those who know best say this, that any liberal man would choose the pain of this desire, even for ever, rather than the peace of feeling it no longer; and that though the best thing is to have, the next best is to want, and the worst of all is not to want.” PeopleKnowsMenWantI CanHardFeelingsPainDesireSufferingNextAnswersSecretRaceWorstMinesMountainGuidesBest ThingsHearsay Author:C. S. Lewis
“The hope of good design lies in those designers who believe in what they do and will only do what they believeContrary to hearsay, it is possible to make a living that way.” WayBelieveLyingDesignDesignerGood DesignHearsay Author:Alexander Girard
“Wisdom is not what comes from reading great books. When it comes to understanding life, experiential learning is the only worthwhile kind, everything else is hearsay.” KindBookReadingUnderstandingWorthwhileGreat BookUnderstanding LifeHearsay Author:Joan Erikson
“People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read.” PeopleIfsKnowsFormOpinionMetsKnow MeHurtfulHearsay Author:Rick Barry
“I have never indulged our society's misguided notion that my personal life is relevant to my work, so any reporting surrounding that is necessarily hearsay, speculation or fantasy.” Life IsFantasyNotionOur SocietyRelevantPersonal LifeSpeculationMisguidedHearsay Author:Billy Crudup