“and a fact is the most stubborn thing in the world.”
“Facts...are stubborn things...”
“Facts are stubborn things.”
“Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.”
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
“The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.”