Quotes about Accuracy

You correct an error by bringing truth to it.

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth.

Kids are smart: don't underestimate their bull detector. Contemporary kids have access to a lot of information, so don't even try to fool them. I have never been more nervous about my research than when writing for young adults because they pick up every single error.

The way I understand things, the Bible may have been thought out by God, but it was written down by men. And like everything men write down, such as the newspapers, they got the main story right but some of the details wrong.

Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security.

Getting the past wrong is almost as problematic as not getting the past into our minds at all.

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.

If I pick up a book with spaceships on the cover, I want spaceships. If I see one with dragons, I want there to be dragons inside the book. Proper labeling. Ethical labeling. I don't want to open up my cornflakes and find that they're full of pebbles... You need to respect the reader enough not to call it something it isn't.

Early testimony supports historical claims. The closer the time between the event and testimony about it, the more reliable the witness, since there is less time for exaggeration, and even legend, to creep into the account.

The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it.

Upon my word, I think the truth is the hardest missile one can be pelted with.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.