Bill Foster Quotes

Tact and diplomacy are fine in international relations, in politics, perhaps even in business; in science only one thing matters, and that is the facts.

Conservatives need to go where the facts, not ideology, take them.

Politics can cloud objectivity.

I think journalists have the right to their opinions but I think their opinions should be based on history and what they see, not what they feel, how long they've been waiting or whether it's raining or it's snowing or whatever.

We must take positions. Our weakness in the West is born of the fact of so-called 'objectivity.' Objectivity does not exist - it cannot exist!... The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No, sir: Sometimes truth stays on one side only.

I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.

Given a choice between their worldview and the facts, it's always interesting how many people toss the facts.

It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.

Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this.

There's only one side with me. You get the right side. You get the correct version of the facts.

I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground.

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

The reality of this [scientific] "objectivity" is that it is intended to conceal the truth, the reality of colonialism, exploitation, racism and imperialism; it is intended to prevent scientists from taking effective action by pretending that partisanship contradicts scientific endeavor, it is intended to make us "neutral" when to do so commits us—consciously or not—to the status quo, to the side of the existing structure of domination.

Historians can no more avoid politics than the air they breathe.

It is necessary to judge accurately the things that rest on opinion

Values are faithfully applied to the facts before us, while ideology overrides whatever facts call theory into question.

Found your opinions on facts, not prejudices. We know too many things that are not true

Facts are more mundane than fantasies, but a better basis for conclusions.

There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth.

Facts matter, especially when they conflict with dogma and preconceived notions. Pretending otherwise has consequences.

Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning..

You can't manage science.... There are some things that you have to do based on the facts regardless of your ideology.

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.

Facts cannot be replaced by opinion.

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