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Facts Quotes

What the evidence actually says.

These quotes treat facts as something almost alive: strange, unbelievable, worth chasing down. One line ties scientific honesty to national survival, another pushes back on accusations of media bias by insisting reporters are simply describing what happened, in the spirit of Knowledge quotes.

The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself.

Quotes by William Allen White

I'm English enough to feel something of a gut-reaction to modernism, to continental philosophising and anything that smacks of a refusal to pay attention to the forensics: the empirical facts on the ground.

Quotes by Will Self

What the British seem to like are television historians and naturalists, not public intellectuals. You can't help feeling that's because one supplies narrative and the other supplies facts, and the British are traditionally empiricists so they/we have a resistance to...

Quotes by Will Self

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

Quotes by Will Rogers

The existence of inherent limits of experience in no way settles the question about the subordination of facts of the human world to our knowledge of matter.

Quotes by Wilhelm Dilthey

Facts sometimes have a strange and bizarre power that makes their inherent truth seem unbelievable.

Quotes by Werner Herzog

Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this.

Quotes by Wen Jiabao

I have this assemblage of small facts, which looks like intelligence but no real depth of knowledge about anything. That's why I'm an actor.

Quotes by Wayne Knight

Facts tell us that criminalizing private transfers of firearms among family members and friends under a universal background check system would do nothing to prevent 'gun violence,' and importantly, would not have prevented the profound tragedies that gun banners use...

Quotes by Wayne LaPierre

I love reference books, especially collections of memorable quotations, world almanacs, and atlases. Facts to me are like candy or popcorn, small, tasty delights, and I like to gorge on them now and then.

Quotes by Walter Kirn

The construction of life is at present in the power of facts far more than convictions.

Quotes by Walter Benjamin

Well, first of all, you read the script a million times. Because what the script gives you are given circumstances. Given circumstances are all the facts of your character.

Quotes by Viola Davis

As a trial lawyer in front of a jury and an author of true-crime books, credibility has always meant everything to me. My only master and my only mistress are the facts and objectivity. I have no others.

Quotes by Vincent Bugliosi

The question in the Simpson case has never been whether he is guilty or not guilty but, given the facts and circumstances of this case, whether it is possible for him to be innocent. And the answer to that question...

Quotes by Vincent Bugliosi

Using cold facts and figures, leaders throughout the West must become more transparent with their citizens in explaining their decisions and their choices in global markets.

Quotes by Victor Ponta

From a consideration of the immense volume of newly discovered facts in the field of physics, especially atomic physics, in recent years it might well appear to the layman that the main problems were already solved and that only more...

Quotes by Victor Francis Hess

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

Quotes by Unknown

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them.

Quotes by Tryon Edwards

Darwin investigated the numerous facts obtained by naturalists in living nature and analysed them through the prism of practical experience.

Quotes by Trofim Lysenko

No matter if you like it or not, you could hate Drake, he always says stuff that everybody can relate to. Facts.

Quotes by Trippie Redd

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this "facts" quotes collection cover?
These quotes explore how facts function -- as sources of truth, as tools people cite to make their case, and sometimes as things that feel unbelievable even when true. One quote puts it well: "Facts sometimes have a strange and bizarre power that makes their inherent truth seem unbelievable." Related themes continue on our Knowledge quotes page.
Is there a quote connecting facts to a specific country's history?
Yes -- one quote reflects a well-known reform-era slogan: "Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this." It's presented here as a historical statement of that speaker's own belief, not a claim this page is making. For more historical quotes, see our History quotes page.
Do any quotes discuss media coverage and bias claims about facts?
Yes -- one quote recounts a personal experience with this debate: "I am always hearing from Israelis, 'Oh, CNN is anti-Israel,' or 'BBC is against us.' But no, they are reporting facts." This reflects that speaker's own view on a contested media-bias debate, not a position this page takes either way.
Is there a quote about facts and gun policy?
One quote touches on the gun-control debate, arguing that certain background-check rules wouldn't do much to prevent what it calls "gun violence" -- presented here strictly as that speaker's own stated policy opinion, not a fact this page asserts. For broader perspectives, see our More quotes page.
Where can I find more thoughtful quotes about truth and knowledge?
If you enjoyed this collection, continue exploring with our Knowledge quotes, Life quotes, and Good quotes pages, or browse more general reflections on our More quotes page.

A fourth example wades into a policy debate over firearm transfers, arguing that evidence should guide the conversation rather than assumption. For nearby reading, see Good and History.