Concrete Evidence Quotes

I'm not big into images. I'm into reality.

I must begin, not with hypothesis, but with specific instances, no matter how minute.

We live in a material world, not a dramatic one. And truth resides not in melodrama, but in the precise measure of material things.

Don't leave inferences to be drawn when evidence can be presented.

The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers.

No one cares about your ideas. They're not going to come knocking on your door looking for ideas. They're going to want some concrete evidence that you have the potential to serve them or give them value for money. So that's my advice: write your spec scripts, no matter what. They're essential as a calling card, even if they don't get produced.

Ground not upon dreams; you know they are ever contrary.