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Conclusive Quotes
What counts as real proof
These conclusive quotes weigh what actually counts as proof, from scientific results to the small, everyday arguments people Accept as final.
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I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity.
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I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control.
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Only by observing this condition would the results of our work be regarded as fully conclusive and as having elucidated the normal course of the phenomena.
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