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«A lot has been said about politicians; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate»
«If it were possible to make an accurate calculation of the evils which police regulations occasion, and of those which they prevent, the number of the former would, in all cases, exceed that of the latter.»
«Fiction is not a dream. nor is it guesswork. It is imagining based on facts, and the facts must be accurate or the work of imagining will not stand up.»
«All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.»
Author: Richard Avedon | Keywords: accurate, photographs
«Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.»
«Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears»
Author: Heraclitus of Ephesus | About: Eyes | Keywords: accurate, witnesses
«A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.»
Author: Rudyard Kipling | Keywords: accurate, certainty, guess
«You give me fresh life and vigour. Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains? Oh! what hours of transport we shall spend! And when we do return, it shall not be like other travelers, without being able to give one accurate idea of any thing. We will know where we have gone ? we will recollect what we have seen. Lakes, mountains, and rivers shall not be jumbled together in our imaginations; nor when we attempt to describe any particular scene, will we begin quarrelling about its relative situation. Let our first effusions be less insupportable than those of the generality of travelers.»
«Familiarity breeds contempt. How accurate that is. The reason we hold truth in such respect is because we have so little opportunity to get familiar with it.»
«I can not live with out books.»

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