Nobody would say, 'I'm voting for this guy because he's got the stronger chin,' but that, in fact, is partly what happens.

After a crisis we tell ourselves we understand why it happened and maintain the illusion that the world is understandable. In fact, we should accept the world is incomprehensible much of the time.

We'd boil this whisky because we thought that would make it stronger. So we thought we were getting drunk, but in fact there'd be no alcohol left in it.

Many people would be surprised that, in fact, I'm quite shy.

I'm a real Swede! In fact, I'm a quarter Finnish.

I don't have an entourage. In fact, I have no live-in help.