"Matters of fact, which as Mr Budgell somewhere observes, are very stubborn things."

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Source : 'The Will of Matthew Tindal' (1733) p. 23

Matthew Tindal

#Facts Quotes #Stubborn Quotes #Matter Quotes

“I remember one morning getting up at dawn. There was such a sense of possibility. You know, that feeling. And I... I remember thinking to myself: So this is the beginning of happiness, this is where it starts. And of course there will always be more...never occurred to me it wasn't the beginning. It was happiness. It was the moment, right then.”

Source : "The Hours". www.imdb.com. 2002.
“I give the president credit for at least one thing. He's proven that someone can deserve a Nobel prize less than Al Gore.”
“The only way to grow the economy in a way that benefits the bottom 90 percent is to change the structure of the economy. At the least, this requires stronger unions and a higher minimum wage.”

Source : "Raising Most People’s Wages" by Robert Reich, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 29, 2014.
“Nevertheless, scientific method is not the same as the scientific spirit. The scientific spirit does not rest content with applying that which is already known, but is a restless spirit, ever pressing forward towards the regions of the unknown, and endeavouring to lay under contribution for the special purpose in hand the knowledge acquired in all portions of the wide field of exact science. Lastly, it acts as a check, as well as a stimulus, sifting the value of the evidence, and rejecting that which is worthless, and restraining too eager flights of the imagination and too hasty conclusions.”
“When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths. I was like 6 ft. aged 11.”
“I have a lot of friends that I'd like to shout out but I don't think anyone will know who they are.”
“I am a danger to myself if I get angry.”
“I think Republicans forgot how to communicate with the American people.”

Source : "What Republicans Must Do: Interview with Andrea Tantaros (Guest Interview)". Interview with Bill Steigerwald, themoderatevoice.com. January 24, 2009.

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