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A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.
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A. J. P. Taylor A self-fulfilling prophecy is an assumption or prediction that, purely as a result of having been made, cause the expected or predicted event to occur and thus confirms its own 'accuracy.' Paul Watzlawick Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty. Nathaniel Hawthorne Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction. Charles Revson Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other. David Hume Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth. Anna Jameson Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking. Wallace Stevens Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood. Tryon Edwards Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction. Adlai E. Stevenson All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening. Alan Rickman Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible. Yuan T. Lee Employ every economy consistent with thoroughness, accuracy and reliability. Arthur C. Nielsen Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining. Saul Bellow Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. Wyatt Earp Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. Xenophon How or by what magic is it, that we convey our thoughts to one another with such case and accuracy? Henry Martyn I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one. Lion Feuchtwanger I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting. Sidney Sheldon I'm convinced you can combine this with reporting integrity and accuracy. Jack Brickhouse If I know you're very good in music, I can predict with just about zero accuracy whether you're going to be good or bad in other things. Howard Gardner |
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