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Discovering witnesses is just as important as catching criminals.

Quote by Simon Wiesenthal about opinion, criminals

I'm often amazed at the way politicians -who spend hours pouring over opinion poll results in a desperate attempt to discover what the public thinks -are certain they know precisly what God's views are on everything

Quote by Simon Hoggart about politics, opinion, public, god

All the stuff that you visualized that was going to work so beautifully, you discover is trashed, so you jump to something else.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about work

The best thing is the discovery of the character as performed. That's the best part of the work. It's how it comes off the page.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about character, work, things

People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors.

Quote by Francis Bacon about devil, people

The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs.

Quote by Francis Bacon about genius, nation, spirit

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea.

Quote by Francis Bacon about nothing

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.

Quote by Francis Bacon about nothing

Both the grand and the intimate aspects of nature can be revealed in the expressive photograph. Both can stir enduring affirmations and discoveries, and can surely help the spectator in his search for identification with the vast world of natural...

Quote by Ansel Adams about opinion, miracle, help, beauty, nature, world

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states...

Quote by Douglas Adams

A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.

Quote by John Adams about heart, man

Admiration is a very short-lived passion that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.

Quote by Joseph Addison about admiration

I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein...

Quote by Joseph Addison about education, body, soul, human imperfections

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

Quote by Joseph Addison about joy, friendship, secret, human imperfections, life

I had my moments for sure but I wasn't confrontational. And sometimes you get on the court and you'd find yourself very confrontational. It was all a discovery.

Quote by Andre Agassi

Tennis was always sort of a - a learning. It was a vehicle for me to discover a lot about myself. And the things that I sort of discovered at times I not only didn't want to see it for myself but I certainly didn't want millions of people to see it.

Quote by Andre Agassi about sport, things, people

We call first truths those we discover after all the others.

Quote by Albert Camus about truth

So it was scary, but that's how it goes. To my great delight, I discovered that it did all belong.

Quote by Michael Chabon

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about magic, language, age, olderness

I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.

Quote by Michael East about football