#they say

Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it. ↗

— Louis Agassiz

#been #before #believed #bible #conflicts

What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief. ↗

— Sitting Bull

#his #i #i am #land #man

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done. ↗

— Cullen Hightower

#become #done #famous #people #say

Nowadays, people don't ask you how you are, they say, 'Are you busy?' meaning, 'Are you well?' If someone actually does ask you how you are, the most cheerful answer, of course, is a robust 'Busy!' to which the person will reply 'Good!' ↗

— Jo Ann Davis

#answer #ask #busy #cheerful #course

Though we hear various reports of his existence we can never find the young wizard who is able so they say to graft the soul of a girl to the soul of her lover so that not even the sharp scissors of the Fates can ever sever them apart. ↗

— Harry Crosby

#apart #even #ever #existence #fates

Certain aspects of my personality are always going to come out on-screen. I guess that's just me - if they say I'm quirky, I'm quirky. It's better than being boring. ↗

— Zooey Deschanel

#aspects #being #better #boring #certain

They say Formula One is a market which it can't be, obviously. Our market is independent, it's a sport. ↗

— Bernie Ecclestone

#formula one #independent #market #obviously #our

The process is very gradual, you see. At first there's the tainted stage; they know what will eventually happen to them if they go on but they say, 'Oh God, don't do it to me do it again, please, please.' ↗

— Terence Fisher

#eventually #first #go #god #gradual

What they say about TV shows is true. You're really a family. You laugh, you fight, you get close, you know? Movies are shorter. They're over quicker. You don't form the same bonds. ↗

— James Gandolfini

#bonds #close #family #fight #form

A lot of times when I sit down with the other comics and try to talk theory, they say I'm being too serious. ↗

— Joel Hodgson

#comics #down #i #lot #other