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.

About John Dewey

John Dewey (; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.

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A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both.

—John Dewey

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Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire.

—John Dewey

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Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

—John Dewey

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We can have facts without thinking but we cannot have thinking without facts.

—John Dewey

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Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

—John Adams

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Delete the adjectives and [you'll] have the facts.

—Jawaharlal Nehru

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Generally the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call theories.

—Harper Lee

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If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

—Albert Einstein

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Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong.

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