Quotes About Validity

People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

I felt that everything is beautiful, but that which man tries intentionally to make beautiful; that the work of an ordinary bricklayer is more valid than the artwork of all but a very few artists.

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

I have a theory of statistics: if you can double them or halve them and they still work, they are really good statistics.

If the models are as flawed as critics say you have to ask yourself, 'How come they work?'

All information is treated equally; only an accurate argument will work.

What we won't do is pretend that the work of lunatic charlatans is the equivalent of "true scientific discourse." It isn't.

When the assessment of goalkeepers is made by people who have never actually stood there in a game and experienced it, then it's hard to take it without a large pinch of salt.

Sometimes the crowd is right; often it is wrong. It remains for science to read the balance.

What do people agree merely by convention, and what is the truth?

Por qué hacer el esfuerzo de explicar por qué algo no sirve si los demás no han hecho los deberes para comprobar si sirve?»

Just because they disagree, doesn't mean you ain't right.

It is now clear that major irregularities did not occur.

You're entitled your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts.

You can have opinions, but it doesn't mean they're right.

The first thing to do,' said Psmith, 'is to ascertain that such a place as Clapham Common really exists. One has heard of it, of course, but has its existence ever been proved? I think not.

What does the number of copies have to do with authenticity?

Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.

Wide acceptance of a quote is not the proof of its validity

Widespread acceptance of an idea is not proof if its validity. -Robert Langdon

Widespread acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.

Widespread acceptance of a fact is not a proof of its validity.

Ajatuksen yleinen hyväksyntä ei ole todiste sen oikeellisuudesta.