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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.

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

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 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...

The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because...

The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because...

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.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

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...

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......

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...

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

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.

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than...

I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than...

The nation of Dubai banned the movie Charlie's Angles because it's offensive to the religion...

The nation of Dubai banned the movie Charlie's Angles because it's offensive to the religion...

No matter how fast you run, Michael Myers will walk faster.

No matter how fast you run, Michael Myers will walk faster.