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...

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

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......

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

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...

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

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...

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Back in the East you can't do much without the right papers, but with the...

Back in the East you can't do much without the right papers, but with the...

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

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

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

Eternity's a terrible thought

Eternity's a terrible thought

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from...

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from...

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

I steal from every movie ever made.

I steal from every movie ever made.

My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm...

My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm...