Facts cant be recounted; much less twice over, and far less still by different persons. Ive already drummed that thoroughly into your head. What happens is that your wretched memory remembers the words and forgets whats behind them. – Augusto Roa Bastos
Pedantry is the showy display of knowledge which crams our heads with learned lumber and then takes out our brains to make room for it. – Charles Caleb Colton
It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discussion – Norman Angell
We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had not failed and then the warriors could have achieved their goals. – Abu Abbas
The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen. – Ralph Marston
Ive done a lot of things in a business where youre lucky to stay alive, so when the time comes, Ill be happy to pass my knowledge along and help someone else. – Felix Baumgartner
