From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Quote by Tom Stoppard

Topics: Certainty Quotes, Facts Quotes, Principles Quotes, Truth Quotes

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a...

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a...

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it...

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it...

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a...

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a...

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.