Prove Quotes - Page 28

• I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.

  George Canning

  Funny, Humorous, Statistics

  "A Dictionary of Thought" edited by Tryon Edwards, (p. 587), 1908.

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• I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up.

  Karel Capek

  Claims, Theft, Forbidden

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• I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.

  Orson Scott Card

  Ideas, Important, Magazines

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• In modelling, there is no point in trying to prove you have a brain, so why even bother? I'd sooner save the energy for something more meaningful.

  Helena Christensen

  Meaningful, Sea, Brain

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Nothing proves that we are more than nothing.

  Emile M. Cioran

  Emile M. Cioran (1975). “A short history of decay”, Viking Books

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• There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be.

  Emile M. Cioran

  Mean, Existence

  "The New Gods". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1969.

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• Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long.

  Christopher Columbus

  Journey, Numbers, Long

  Christopher Columbus, Bartolomé de las Casas (1827). “Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America: From a Manuscript Recently Discovered in Spain”, p.17

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• Everything I have done or attempted to do for Scotland has always been for her benefit, never my own and I defy anyone to prove otherwise.

  Sean Connery

  Scotland, Done, Benefits

  "Connery goes on the SNP offensive" by Gerard Seenan, www.theguardian.com. April 26, 1999.

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• In the beginning, though, I have to admit that I did have a chip on my shoulder. I did want to prove everyone wrong. But after I went through the process and came out the other side, it wasn't about anyone else.

  Billy Corgan

  Want, Sides, Chips

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• Hope is one of those no-win-no-fee things, and although it needs some encouragement to survive, its existence doesn't necessarily prove anything.

  Rachel Cusk

  Encouragement, Winning, Needs

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• False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.

  Charles Darwin

  Views, Theory Of Evolution, Long

  Descent of Man Ch. 21, Appleton, New York (1871)

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• I have something to prove, as long as I know there's something that needs improvement, and you know that everytime I move, I make a woman's movement.

  Ani DiFranco

  Women, Moving, Long

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• I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me.

  Placido Domingo

  Careers, Expecting, Conducting

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• Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent.

  Phil Donahue

  Cheating, Men, Recognition

  Phil Donahue (1979). “My own story, Donahue”

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• I know I can handle dramatic roles, but I don't think I should have to play a young mother on crack to prove it.

  Hilary Duff

  Mother, Thinking, Should Have

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me.

  Sheena Easton

  Mother, Achievement, Proud

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• One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.

  Abba Eban

  Israel, Tasks, World

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• I've never found kicks to the groin particularly funny, although recent work in the genre of the buddy movie suggests audience research must prove me wrong.

  Roger Ebert

  Research, Found, Genre

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• The free world must not prove itself worthy of its own past.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Time, Past, World

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• Some stuff I don't even put out. I'll just be home, happy, creating something for myself, and then ball it up and throw it in the trash. It's less about trying to prove something or get on somebody's list or make a fan happy or make a hater mad or convert a non-believer. That's not the case for me anymore.

  Lupe Fiasco

  Home, Creating, Mad

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• When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take off this killer instinct stuff, you can be a great athlete, a great boxer, and love your brother.

  George Foreman

  Jesus, Brother, Athlete

  "George Foreman: Giving Life an Extra Punch". Interview with Scott Ross, www.cbn.com.

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• I resent having to prove that I'm not a retard.

  Megan Fox

  Retard, Resent

  "Megan Fox Finds Sex-Symbol Role Comes Naturally" by Eunice Oh, people.com. May 8, 2009.

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• Yes, Democrats can prove that America pays more for health care than other countries; yes, they have won the dispute that private health insurance is needlessly expensive. But what they've lost is the argument that we are a society.

  Thomas Frank

  Country, America, Care

  "Why Democrats Are Losing on Health Care" by Thomas Frank, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 18, 2009.

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  I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.

  Geronimo

  Honor, Apaches, Express Yourself

  Geronimo (2012). “Geronimo: My Life”, p.33, Courier Corporation

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• I think everyone around the world knows the tools are there in England's armoury to do well in a World Cup. The challenge is to go out there and prove it.

  Steven Gerrard

  Thinking, Challenges, Tools

  "Steven Gerrard: Forget Liverpool, it's all about England for now". Interview with Paul Wilson, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2010.

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