Jeremy Rifkin Quotes

Science is true, whether you believe it or not.

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

Without facts you can't have truth.

If it doesn't make sense, it's usually not true.

I know three things will never be believed - the true, the probable, and the logical

Although the whole of this life were said to be nothing but a dream and the physical world nothing but a phantasm, I should call this dream or phantasm real enough, if, using reason well, we were never deceived by it.

The truth is the one thing that nobody will believe.

Everyone who observes himself doubting observes a truth, and about that which he observes he is certain; therefore he is certain about a truth. Everyone therefore who doubts whether truth exists has in himself a truth on which not to doubt.... Hence one who can doubt at all ought not to doubt the existence of truth.

It might not be true, but that doesn't mean it's nonsense.

I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about and then putting that as truth.

Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented.

The only roads of enquiry there are to think of: one, that it is and that it is not possible for it not to be, this is the path of persuasion (for truth is its companion); the other, that it is not and that it must not be - this I say to you is a path wholly unknowable.

There is not a single truth of science upon which we ought to bet more than about a million of millions to one.

What I tell you three times is true.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth.

Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?

Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.

The imprimatur of truthfulness does not guarantee truthfulness. People should know better. But they don't.

It is in the best interests of civilization and our economy and our nation to understand what objective truths are as revealed by the methods and tools of science.

A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.

At no time did I intend to, or do I believe that I did put forward false information to the American people.

I find science so much more fascinating than science fiction. It also has the advantage of being true.

Mathematics is the only true metaphysics.

It is not worth while to strain one's self to tell the truth to people who habitually discount everything you tell them, whether it is true or isn't.

If you can't prove it's not true then a certain number of people will glom on and say it is true.