Famous Quotes & Sayings

Wayne Hale

The gap fillers, that's a product of the fact that we can see more and do a better job of evaluating. That's probably something that's happened in flight before, but this is the first time we've known about it and could take remedial action.

The general rate of inflation is higher for retirees because of the fact that lots of things retirees spend their money on -- travel, hobbies and health insurance -- are going up at a faster rate than the overall inflation.

Derek Lowe

This is my 31st start - I finally got to double-digit wins. I love this time of year. I love the fact that every game matters.

This is a complicated system with a lot of students and a lot of factors at work. But we do feel we're going to get there and I'm looking forward to be able to show that through the website.

James Gray

All I can do is point out what the facts are, ... All I want to do is prove he was bad, he's racist and did it and is going to do other things in the future.

Eric Hoffer

Facts are counterrevolutionary.

Eric Hoffer

We are ready to die for an opinion but not for a fact

Eric Hoffer

The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are more fateful than the product.

The idea has actually been percolating for 10 years. But I did not factor in how long it takes for a new standard like this to evolve.

The food is the most important thing. The fact that we are a neighborhood restaurant, the people and the ambiance. We're really a neighborhood bistro.

James Beard

It's foolish to go through life bemoaning the fact that you can't have this or that. Twaddle! You can omit certain foods and still enjoy eating.

James Allen

The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot.

Frederick Soddy

An inexplicable fact is infinitely preferable to an incomprehensible mystery.

George Gaylord Simpson

...the argument from absence of transitional types boils down to the striking fact that such types are always lacking unless they have been found.

George Gilder

The fact is there hasn't been a thrilling new erogenous zone discovered since de Sade.

Jon Krakauer

Most climbers aren't in fact deranged, they're just infected with a particularly virulent strain of the Human Condition.

Johnny Carson

I work because I enjoy what I'm doing, and the fact that I make money at it - big money - is a fine-and-dandy side fact.

Luigi Pirandello

The facts are to blame, my friend. We are all imprisoned by facts: I was born, I exist.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

The world is the totality of facts, not of things

Ludwig Wittgenstein

The totality of facts determines both what is the case, and also all that is not the case.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

The world divides into facts.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

The fact that we can describe the motions of the world using Newtonian mechanics tell us nothing about the world. The fact that we do, does tell us something about the world.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

A logical picture of facts is a thought.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

The world is made up of facts, not things.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

The production of fuel from basic food commodities is, in fact, unjustifiable.

You know nothing for sure...except the fact that you know nothing for sure.

You could see it in her eyes, how much kill factor she has in her. Some of the shots she hit were outstanding.

You can't underestimate the fact that we still need to get a lot better to win.

Variety selection is the most important factor in soybean production.

Van Buren, Conway. The kids are thinking, 'hey, we're always going to come back and pull it out and we can make this happen.' I tell the kids there are many factors involved: Weather, umpires, luck.

Used fuel storage at any new plant is something we have to factor into the project.

You look at his record, the fact that he's ranked, obviously, he's doing something right. But people say, 'it's Boone Grove, other than Rigdon, who have they produced?' I think he'll go really far.

Michael Moore

When I'm shooting a movie, I'm always in an invisible theater seat. I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.