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Conclusive Quotes

What counts as real proof

These conclusive quotes weigh what actually counts as proof, from scientific results to the small, everyday arguments people Accept as final.

There is no conclusive proof of Unidentified Flying Objects flying over India-China border.

Quotes by A. K. Antony

I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity.

Quotes by Percy Bysshe Shelley

I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control.

Quotes by Michelle Gagnon

Only by observing this condition would the results of our work be regarded as fully conclusive and as having elucidated the normal course of the phenomena.

Quotes by Ivan Pavlov

Accept Quotes

A whole people with the ballot in their hands possess the most conclusive and unlimited power ever entrusted to humanity.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Quotes by Ann Landers

Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Quotes by Ann Landers

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of proof do these conclusive quotes describe?
They range from scientific results and legal evidence to philosophical arguments about nature and intellect.
Do any quotes come from a scientific context?
Yes, one discusses when research results can be regarded as fully conclusive about the normal course of certain phenomena.
Is conclusive proof always about facts and data?
Not entirely, one quote calls the ballot a whole people holds the most conclusive power ever entrusted to humanity, a political rather than scientific claim.
Do the quotes agree on what people accept as conclusive?
Not fully, since what one person is willing to Accept as conclusive, like a small natural detail, another might see as just a starting point.
Is nature used as an example of conclusive evidence?
Yes, one quote argues even a tree leaf or a small insect is a more conclusive argument for design than any elaborate theory.

Others use conclusive to describe political power or creative freedom, showing the word stretches well beyond any single Border of meaning.