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Quotes About Investigation

Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.
~ Glenn Greenwald
Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.
~ Billy Graham
To follow implies not only the denying of one's own clarity, investigation, integrity and honesty, but it also implies that your motive in following is reward.
~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
I'm interested in the hope we invest in science, and the disappointment we can feel when science flattens, or 'explains,' the larger mysteries of religion.
~ Ben Marcus
By recognizing that the chemical atom is composed of single separable electric quanta, humanity has taken a great step forward in the investigation of the natural world.
~ Johannes Stark
I've spent the past two years looking for my ex-girlfriend's killer… but no one will do it.
~ Anthony Jeselnik
The worst job I ever had was as a forensicologist for the United Nations. One time I thought I'd come across the mass grave of a thousand snowmen, but it turns out it was just a field of carrots.
~ Milton Jones
Why do scientists call it research when looking for something new?
~ Steven Wright
Investigation?" Isabelle laughed. "Now we're detectives? Maybe we should all have code names." "Good idea," said Jace. "I shall be Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein.
~ Cassandra Clare
Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.
~ E. B. White
To give law enforcement the additional tools it needs to track down terror here at home.
~ George W. Bush
As I mentioned we have arrested or detained over 1,000 people here in America to determine to find out what they know.
~ George W. Bush
Humor is like a frog. You can dissect it to see how it works, but by then, it's dead.
~ E. B. White
It's going to require numerous IRA agents.
~ George W. Bush
I hope we get to the bottom of the answer. It's what I'm interested to know.
~ George W. Bush
I read the first few, " said Jackaby. "I've instructed my duck to just file the rest directly under P. I left it to him to decide if that was for politics or paranoia.
~ William Ritter, The Dire King
The police, finding a corpse with twenty-eight stab wounds in a bathtub, suspected foul play.
~ Tim Kreider, We Learn Nothing
If upper management found out, they'd send you off to the Probing Department.
~ Lee Davidson, Elite
We have just discovered our dear colleague butchered in a hotel room, and you wish to discuss literature?
~ Rick Yancey, The Isle of Blood
Her killer wrote a note on that stationary.""A note." Now Renquist's eyebrows lifted. "Well. That was rather arrogant of him, wasn't it?
~ J.D. Robb
"Well-- I don't know-- the cops might not respond too well to you looking through their windows with a telescope."
~ Tom Upton, Just Plain Weird
I whispered across the bars to Jackaby as I rose, "Shall I tell them the truth?""Have you killed anyone?" he asked, quietly."No, of course not!""Then I can't imagine why you shouldn't.
~ William Ritter, Jackaby
You want me to spy on a National Colour operative?''Wow, ' she said, 'you got it. I thought I was going to have to explain that one for a lot longer.
~ Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
Oh, for the love of God. There is no agent more agent than you. I swear you have pin-striped ties encrypted into your DNA. When you die, the coffin is going to read Property of the FBI.
~ Lisa Gardner, The Killing Hour