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Empirically Quotes

Making the case for evidence over assumption.

These quotes take empirical reasoning seriously as a standard - one arguing that even commonsense claims are only Able to count as knowledge once they've survived systematic verification, another insisting a theory's predictions must match what we actually observe.

In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances.

Quotes by Talcott Parsons

The implications of these considerations justify the statement that all empirically verifiable knowledge even the commonsense knowledge of everyday life - involves implicitly, if not explicitly, systematic theory in this sense.

Quotes by Talcott Parsons

To claim that ISIS is Islamic is egregiously inaccurate and empirically unsustainable, not to mention insulting to the 1.6 billion non-violent adherents of Islam across the planet.

Quotes by Mehdi Hasan

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.

Quotes by John M. Ford

Able Quotes

But empirically I've come to understand that my photographs really don't do any harm.

Quotes by Jock Sturges

It is empirically indecent to make fun of the disabled... That's just indecent.

Quotes by Jake Tapper

It's not empirically wrong to say that Washington isn't working for the American people and Washington does too many things for powerful special interests and it's broken.

Quotes by Jake Tapper

If the concern is security, there needs to be evidence-backed policies to increase security and safety, while maintaining our liberties and freedoms. Policies that clamp down on freedoms and don't increase security empirically need to be outright rejected.

Quotes by Jagmeet Singh

A discrete series is a series of terms each of which is empirically derived, each one of which is empirically true. And this is the reason for the fragmentary character of those poems.

Quotes by George Oppen

Africa Quotes

There's nothing wrong with raising venture capital. Many lean startups are ambitious and are able to deploy large amounts of capital. What differentiates them is their disciplined approach to determining when to spend money: after the fundamental elements of the...

Quotes by Eric Ries

You can work really hard and well on something, and someone you respect might hate it; worse, they're not empirically wrong for doing so. This is scary, especially for people who haven't been published.

Quotes by Darin Strauss

The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important.

Quotes by Brian Eno

Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to accept, because of their political ideology, that he has actually done more than any American President for Africa. But it's empirically so.

Quotes by Bob Geldof

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Empirically quotes page focus on?
It gathers quotes about empirical reasoning - the idea that claims should be testable and grounded in observation, applied across philosophy, method, and real-world debate.
Why would someone search for quotes using 'empirically'?
The word signals a rigorous, evidence-based standard, so readers searching it are usually interested in arguments about knowledge, verification, or debunking claims rather than casual opinion.
What's the most pointed, real-world example among these quotes?
One quote argues it's empirically unsustainable to call ISIS Islamic, calling the claim inaccurate and insulting to the vast, overwhelmingly peaceful Muslim population worldwide - a scholarly, fact-based rebuttal rather than an attack.
Does the page cover more abstract, philosophical uses too?
Yes - one quote argues that even commonsense, everyday knowledge implicitly relies on systematic empirical verification, treating 'empirically' as a foundational standard rather than a specialist term.
Is there a quote about interpretation or reading involved here?
One notes that readers sometimes decide on a meaning different from the author's intent, calling that a real example of trying to empirically decipher reality - connecting the word to literary interpretation, not just science.

The sharpest example applies that standard to a live debate, arguing it's empirically unsustainable - and insulting to the world's overwhelmingly non-violent Muslim population - to treat ISIS as representative of Islam.