Quotes about Accuracy
Goodreads could be a source for knowledge but instead does all readers a supreme disservice by allowing the spread of false quotes on the Internet.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
But that doesn't seem to matter; all that does matter is that the information comes from a reputable source.
— Joseph Heller
Our feelings are unreliable and cannot be trusted to convey truth.
— Joyce Meyer
There is nothing in this world so hard to get at as truth, and there is nothing in this world but truth that I care for.
— Washington Irving
The only ethical principle which has made science possible is that the truth shall be told all the time. If we do not penalise false statements made in error, we open up the way for false statements by intention. And a false statement of fact, made deliberately, is the most serious crime a scientist can commit.
— Dorothy Sayers
Who doesn't know that the first law of history is not to dare to say anything false, and the second is not to refrain from saying anything true?
— Cicero
The Bible's historical accuracy is a reminder that while "the heavens declare the glory of God," there's also plenty of evidence among the rubble and ruins.
— Charles Colson
If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.
— Barack Obama
No reporter worth his buttons will let the facts intrude on a good story.
— Barbara Kingsolver