A Quote by Anthony Trollope
But facts always convince, and another man's opinion rarely convinces.
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My proof convinces the ignorant, and the wise man's proof convinces me. But he whose reasoning falls between wisdom and ignorance, I neither can convince him, nor can he convince me.
What are the facts? Again and again and again – what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what “the stars foretell,” avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable “verdict of history” – what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!
There's a certain kind of research you have to listen to - the factual stuff, not opinion. Facts are facts. Sugar is sweet - it's not a matter of opinion. It just is.
The cool thing about making a Western is that people want to be in them. You rarely get the opportunity. With horror movies you are always trying to convince them. People in horror are always worried it's going to be this schlocky thing, and you're always trying to convince them that it's not. With Westerns, people immediately react with, "Oh, I've always wanted to do one."
I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.
A proof is that which convinces a reasonable man; a rigorous proof is that which convinces an unreasonable man.
He knows very little of mankind who expects, by any facts or reasoning, to convince a determined party man.
The superiority of one man's opinion over another's is never so great as when the opinion is about a woman.
Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.
If the modern leader doesn't know the facts, he is in grave trouble, but rarely do the facts provide unqualified guidance.
Facts are simple and facts are straight. Facts are lazy and facts are late. Facts all come with points of view. Facts don't do what I want them to. Facts just twist the truth around. Facts are living turned inside out.
I'm not a fan of facts. You see, the facts can change, but my opinion will never change, no matter what the facts are.
Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts.
Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.
I'm not a fan of the facts. Facts change; my opinion never does.
The Democrats' ads convince me that Governor Romney can't sing, but his record convinces me he knows how to lead, and I think you know which skill we need more.
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