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Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.

~Arthur Conan Doyle

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The pursuit of curiosity about the basic facts of nature has proven, with few exceptions throughout the history of medical science, to be the route by which the successful drugs and devices of modern medicine were discovered.

~Arthur Kornberg

Topics: About Basic Curiosity Devices Discovered Exceptions Facts Few History Medical Medicine Modern Nature Proven Pursuit Route Science Successful The History Of Throughout Were Which

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There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis of philosophical inferences which strike at the root of theistic beliefs.

~Asa Gray

Topics: Basis Beliefs Class Facts Held Inference More Moreover Philosophical Root Scientific Strike Theories Which Whom

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Every science consists in the coordination of facts; if the different observations were entirely isolated, there would be no science.

~Auguste Comte

Topics: Consists Coordination Different Entirely Every Facts Isolated Observations Science Were Would

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Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared. And the country's scared.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Always Argument Because Clearly Country Day Does Facts Now Our Part Politics Reason Right Scared Science Seem Seems Think Time Tough Winning

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Since 1980, we've used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you can have your option but you cannot change these facts. They're in the Congressional Record.

~Barbara Boxer

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Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear.

~Barney Frank

Topics: About Activists Concerned Facts Get Give Hear Information Issues Most Opinions People Reinforce Sources Them Want Which Who

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I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Am Any Binds Concept Contrary Enough Facts Faith Great Ignorance Invincible Know Strong Theologian Theological Which You I Am

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Anything that makes us take more seriously scientists - or economists or chemists or physicists or biologists - I think is helpful in times when things get distorted because of people not paying attention to all the facts.

~Barry Barish

Topics: All The Facts Anything Attention Because Biologists Distorted Economists Facts Get Helpful Makes More Paying People Physicists Scientists Seriously Take Things Think Times Us I Think

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The AEC scientists were so narrowly focused on arming the United States for nuclear war that they failed to perceive facts - even widely known ones - that were outside their limited field of vision.

~Barry Commoner

Topics: Even Facts Failed Field Focused Known Limited Nuclear Nuclear War Outside Perceive Scientists States United United States Vision War Were Widely

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