Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
- Colin Powell


Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.
- Mark Twain


Facts are stupid things.
- Ronald Reagan


Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.
- Thomas Jefferson


Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
- Mark Twain


How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
- Abraham Lincoln