Quotes about Accuracy
I never said most of the things attributed to me. Always check with the Quote Investigator website before posting, like I did when I was alive.
— Albert Einstein
To footnote properly takes time.
— David Starkey
Details create success.
— John Wooden
Up to five goals is journalism. After that, it becomes statistics.
— Anonymous
The three legs of the agreement-tripod are desire, data and doubt. Accuracy and honesty have little to do with it.
— Frank Herbert
The sharper the arrow the quicker the hunt.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness. ( On the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers )
— Samuel Johnson
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
— John Adams
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
— Will Rogers
One of the things important about history is to remember the true history.
— George W. Bush
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
— Winston Churchill
If you tell a true story, you can't be wrong.
— Jack Kerouac