Marie Dressler Quotes

PROOF, n. Evidence having a shade more of plausibility than of unlikelihood. The testimony of two credible witnesses as opposed to that of only one.

Time trieth truth.

If something comes on the radio or in print, I don't think there are any facts to it at all until someone shows some proof.

A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven.

We need proof in our society.

I have a rule in research: The third time you hear something, it's generally true.

A proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts.

The facts will speak for themselves. Credit them or not, but read!

Proof rather than argument.

The truth of an idea is not a stagnant property inherent in it. Truth happens to an idea. It becomes true, is made true by events: its verity is in fact an event, a process: the process namely of its verifying itself...

Proof is the product that you put on the field.

I believe in research you cannot do enough research; believability comes out of what's real.

Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe, and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.

In 1795, I sent him another letter, telling him, that danger still stood before us, and that the truth of what I had written in 1792 was to be proved by 12 men.

All I have is the truth, and I've proven that.

The act of witnessing is important to me; somebody's got to tell the truth, you know what I mean?

We must reinforce argument with results.

The most difficult thing for a manager to determine is when a fact is really a fact.

Proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts.

Truth happens to an idea. It becomes true, is made true by events.

Every form of evidence has its flaws …

In my opinion, it helps enormously to know why something is true, rather than being told it is true, for why should you believe me? Never believe anything on the authority of a single person but seek confirmation — and reason is the best confirmation

I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.