It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything.
Stephen Colbert
Related Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts. DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. It's certainty. STEPHEN COLBERT We are each entitled to our own opinion, but no one is entitled to his own facts. PATRICK MOYNIHAN You're entitled to your own opinions. Your are not entitled to your own facts. SOURCE UNKNOWN I can't tell anybody how to feel but you're not entitled to your own facts, ROBERT MCGOWAN There's a certain kind of research you have to listen to - the factual stuff, not opinion. Facts... PAUL RAND Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's just that yours is stupid. ANONYMOUS Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. JEFFREY FRY I'm not a fan of facts. You see, facts can change, but my opinion will never change, no matter what ... STEPHEN COLBERT She was no longer struggling against the perception of facts, but adjusting herself to their cleares... GEORGE ELIOT The American people are entitled to the facts. The grand jury is entitled to the facts. That is our ... CHARLES BAKALY It's not wrong to be skeptical. I was one who participated in the debate on Iraq and voted again... JACK REED Based on the facts of this case, the ruling is a misapplication, because the defense requested the c... MIKE CHAMBERS One's nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect; an... PAUL HARRIS I do not fear truth. I welcome it. But I wish all of my facts to be in their proper context. GORDON B. HINCKLEY Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts BERNARD M. BARUCH Do I have the courage of being a ruthless man to myself with the complete knowledge on my manner or ... FEREIDOON YAZDI 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be ent... NORMAN ANGELL It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be ent... NORMAN ANGELL Many people may be heartbroken, but not enough to take action. CRAIG GROESCHEL IF YOU CAN'T THANK GOD FOR WHAT YOU HAVE, THANK HIM FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ESCAPED! NOT SURE i believe in love. lust. sex. romance. i don't want everything to add up to the perfect equation...i... NOT REAL A conservative is a liberal who just got mugged and a liberal is a conservative who just got arreste... NOT SURE If you are constantly looking in the rear view mirror, how will you ever see what is in front of you... NOT SURE We come from fallible parents who were kids once, who decided to have kids and who had to learn how ... 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SOMERSET MAUGHAM To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The facts: nothing matters but the facts: worship of the facts leads to everything, to happiness fir... EDMOND DE GONCOURT The facts: nothing matters but the facts: worship of the facts leads to everything, to happiness fir... EDMOND AND JULES DE GONCOURT Anglo-Saxon kings often used to favour their sister's son to their own - for at least you could ... KATE WILLIAMS Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worr... CRAIG GROESCHEL Other actors are not my concern, and that's their life and that's their journey. Everybody h... ZACHARY QUINTO But once you've made a song and you put it out there, you don't own it anymore. The public o... ED SHEERAN It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, ... ADAM SMITH It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, b... ADAM SMITH Never forget the facts are important but it's the opinion of the facts that causes comment. SOURCE UNKNOWN I can't control the criticism. It's something you certainly don't appreciate, but by the... DON SHULA If we release amendments, they will be backward compatible, but the final version is not compatible ... FERN ABRAMS If I get a bad review, I don't take it personally because everyone is entitled to their opinion. GARETH GATES This is a tragic case for all involved. But the facts in this matter fall squarely within the law an... MARIA SCHNEIDER We love debate of opinion. But we just want everyone to deal with the same set of facts. DICK RUGGE The data speaks for itself. I respect everyone's opinion, but we make decisions based on facts, not ... CAROL TODD That was like my safe place with great teachers where everyone could let down their guard and not fe... KEITH STANFIELD The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make fac... OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make fa... OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make fac... OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not pay with their own. H. G. WELLS There may be a perception that, with franchises, they're all the same, so that limits the abilit... FRED DELUCA Perception may not be everything, but it is powerful! TRAVIS J HEDRICK A teacher's role is to be informative, but not persuasive. They need to talk to students. They need ... GAYLE FALLON Given a choice between their worldview and the facts, it's always interesting how many people to... REBECCA SOLNIT The perception is that religious education is just for children, but that's not the case. It would b... GLADYS POZZA Everyone - whether it's the Jews, the Greeks, the Catholics - everybody is entitled to religious... JOHN CATSIMATIDIS Ms. Patrick is entitled to her own opinion. JAMES TURNER We're not saying everybody has to agree with us. But we want to make sure everyone has the facts. DANNY LAMBETH for devotees of doctrine tended to fall in love with their own righteousness, ignoring inconvenient ... JON MEACHAM It's patented and they do enforce it. Years ago, you could keep your own stock plants and take cutti... BOB FERNAU To be or not to be. That's not really a question. JEAN-LUC GODARD It's not unusual for the bikers not only to take on their rivals, but to eat their own. JULIAN SHER Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is form... PHILIP ROTH Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is for... PHILIP ROTH I'm not afraid of facts, I welcome facts but a congeries of facts is not equivalent to an idea. This... CYNTHIA OZICK I'm not afraid of facts, I welcome facts but a congeries of facts is not equivalent to an idea. This... CYNTHIA OZICK I'm not afraid of facts, I welcome facts but a congeries of facts is not equivalent to an idea. This... CYNTHIA OZICK I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I did not, of course, ma... GEORGE GROSZ I think it was a mistake not to be informing the American public of certain basic facts and to reite... KENNETH STARR We believe that the death penalty is not appropriate under the facts of this case. DENNIS KOEHLER Life used to be a rite of passage in and of itself. But it's not our parents' generation any... 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