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Quotes About Investigation

Over the years, a number of other intriguing experimental ideas and areas of investigation have been the objects of my attention, and I have devoted some time and effort to exploring the inherent possbilities.
~ Frederick Reines
In everything I do, I want people to get the message of acceptance, to learn not to practice contempt without investigation. I have an obligation to do it.
~ Andrew Zimmern
I was obsessed with Nancy Drew growing up - I couldn't get enough.
~ Alexandra Daddario
Jodi Arias had a deadly obsession with Travis Alexander.
~ Jane Velez-Mitchell
Obstruction of justice requires a corrupt intent.
~ Neal Katyal
The Mueller investigation failed to find any evidence to support the big lie that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government and failed miserably to prove any obstruction.
~ Tom Fitton
Honestly, I would love to be friends with Fox Mulder on 'The X-Files.' That's almost a little too obvious, but that would be my answer. I'd love to hang out with him.
~ Kumail Nanjiani
Us investigators who went out into the field were faced on occasion with a lot of anger, by people saying why has it taken you five or six year to come and see me?
~ Tony Greig
And now, he continued, speaking to Milo, where were you on the night of July 27? What does that have to do with it? asked Milo. It's my birthday, that's what, said the policeman as he entered Forgot my birthday in his little book. Boys always forget other people's birthdays.
~ Norton Juster
But Elsie thought she could find it. She had heard that policemen, when politely addressed, or thumbscrewed by an investigation committee, will give up information and addresses.
~ O. Henry
is not really a system of painting but a method of internal investigation. It is not the philosophy of painting but painting as philosophy.
~ Octavio Paz
How different from the cosy world of Rüya's detective novels, where authors never vexed a hero with more signs than he needed.
~ Orhan Pamuk
You deplore what I did, but you still want to know the results of my research.
~ Orson Scott Card
to be deceived. You know why I am here." "Ah. I guess this means Dap filed a report.
~ Orson Scott Card
I asked the question for the best reason possible, for the only reason, indeed, that excuses anyone for asking any question - simple curiosity.
~ Oscar Wilde
È una mia vecchia massima che, una volta escluso l'impossibile, ciò che resta, per quanto improbabile, non può essere che la verità ».
~ Conan Doyle
Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.
~ Confucius
Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.
~ Confucius
They wouldn't tell Scipio how much of the counterfeit cash was left since, as Riccio put it, 'You're a detective now, after all.
~ Cornelia Funke
I miss the days when forensic accountancy and security engineering were distinct fields.
~ Cory Doctorow
The right to freedom of association is fine, but why shouldn't the cops be allowed to mine your social network to figure out if you're hanging out with gangbangers and terrorists?
~ Cory Doctorow
In effect, Trump was saying, If you won't help my campaign by drumming up a phony investigation against my opponent, I'll let the Russians do as they please.
~ Craig Unger
If there are fish that would swim or birds that would fly only after investigating the entire ocean or sky, they would find neither path nor place.
~ D?gen
Tell me something. Why did I have to know the truth about Margot and know it with absolute certainty? Or rather why, knowing the truth, did I have to know more, prove more, see ? Does one need to know more, ever more and more, in order that one put off acting on it or maybe even not act at all?
~ Walker Percy