#statement

My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he's somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement. ↗

— Carol Leifer

#comedian #comedy #father #figure #funny

I did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking. I was the buffet and he just couldn't resist the dessert. ↗

— Monica Lewinsky

#buffet #correct #dessert #did #expect

A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement. ↗

— Trent Lott

#apologize #choice #conveyed #could #discarded

If one more 'journalist' makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans' help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#band #believe #discover #fans #freedom

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#art #been #before #i #i see

I hope that just what I sing about and how I relate to my audience is as much of a political statement as I need to make. ↗

— Dave Matthews

#audience #hope #how #i #i hope that

You may find many contradictory statements and philosophies within my writings. However, to this I will say such is life, for life is full of contradictions. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#contradictory #find #full #however #i

But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#fact #failing #him #his #implicit

It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of this body of fact - hence changing general statements about it - and, not least, a changing a structure of the theoretical system. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#body #changing #combined #empirical #empirical fact

Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#elements #emphasis #empirical #empirical fact #fact