accuracy

quote: Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions.

quote: A ten-word epigram to be accurate needs a ten-page footnote, yet what it lacks in accuracy it makes up in nimbleness

quote: Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.

quote: Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.

quote: In all pointed sentences some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.

quote: Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.

quote: Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.

quote: Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

quote: Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.

quote: History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.

quote: Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.

quote: Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

quote: [The EU executive will] at technical...level find out what the truth is in these stories, ... In that sense, we will check the accuracy of those reports..then further define our stance.

quote: He came in and was able to locate his pitches and we made the plays behind him. He had pinpoint accuracy.

quote: It's the amount of spin and drift that he gets, plus his accuracy. That's what sets him apart,

quote: I've never seen a big man with such great court vision. He runs well, shoots with good accuracy and has great footwork inside.

quote: All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening.

quote: Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth

quote: One of the advantages of filing electronically is greater accuracy. The system won't accept a return if there is an error on it and consequently the error rate on e-filed returns is less than 1 percent.

quote: It's worth bearing in mind that Hamlet makes poor Danish history and that Lawrence of Arabia grossly oversimplifies the politics and cultures of the Middle East. I don't mean to say that drama should never concern itself with factual accuracy, only that a work of art must be judged by a higher standard.

quote: It's worth bearing in mind that 'Hamlet' makes poor Danish history and that 'Lawrence of Arabia' grossly oversimplifies the politics and cultures of the Middle East. I don't mean to say that drama should never concern itself with factual accuracy, only that a work of art must be judged by a higher standard.

quote: Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

quote: I don't worry much about Cutler. He has a great arm, good accuracy and he's mobile.

quote: We can't verify the accuracy of the numbers. All of our internal surveys show high customer satisfaction. And after a review of the complaints involving Prudential, it seems clear that since 1997, the number of complaints has consistently gone down.

quote: We believe so strongly that it will improve prescription accuracy and lower prescription drug costs for all North Carolinians, that we are investing in its adoption among the medical practices most likely to benefit from it.

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