I would say in just about every investigation we have, there will be differences of opinion, where you have partial facts, as to what those facts mean.
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I often wish... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.
Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.
There'll be differences of opinion in just about every intelligence analysis that you make.
Uncertainty is a very good thing: it's the beginning of an investigation, and the investigation should never end.
Facts and data, rather than opinion, are the two cornerstones of problem solving, and yet they are consistently withheld from the people by American media. We must have facts and data in order to recognize where there is a problem!
I'm a working journalist. I'm interested in all points of view, and I draw conclusions based on facts, not just on opinions.
I tell my students, even if you are an opinion journalist, your opinion should be based on facts.
As I said before, there are often disagreements as to what a particular set of facts mean. That is not at all unusual, and one shouldn't read into it more than is there.
The facts are always friendly, every bit of evidence one can acquire, in any area, leads one that much closer to what is true.
What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.