#accuracy

Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#any #comfort #disguises #disposal #does

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

#always #attention #detail #effort #every

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients. ↗

— A. J. P. Taylor

#clients #his #hitler #level #only

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#cleverness #intelligence #smart #stupidity #understanding

The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of a pint pot has had an admirable training in accuracy of eye and hand. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

#accurate #admirable #been #child #elevation

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth. ↗

— Anna Jameson

#language #truth

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised. ↗

— Ben Jonson

#confidence #had #industry #negligence #produces

How or by what magic is it, that we convey our thoughts to one another with such case and accuracy? ↗

— Henry Martyn

#another #case #convey #how #magic

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

#action #always #attitudes #authenticity #based

We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from recorded memory and much was transmitted by tradition whose accuracy has been repeatedly questioned. ↗

— Kenneth Scott Latourette

#been #christianity #history #know #memory