Quotes about hearsay (16 Quotes)

The court said that was hearsay.

The facts of this case spoke for themselves. We're not going to make a charge after 27 years on hearsay.

All truths begin as hearsay, as far as I'm concerned.

The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the way he wanted to play the part. And he did so.

I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are constructed.

People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read.

It's possible something Ellis said out of court might be used not only against him but Mr. DeLay. There is one exception to the hearsay rule for statements made by co-conspirators.

Repentance is but a kind of table-talk, till we see so much of the deformity of our inward nature as to be in some degree frightened and terrified at the sight of it.... A plausible form of an outward life, that has only learned rules and modes of religion by use and custom, often keeps the soul for some time at ease, though all its inward root and ground of sin has never been shaken or molested, though it has never tasted of the bitter waters of repentance and has only known the want of a Saviour by hearsay. But things cannot pass thus sooner or later repentance must have a broken and a contrite heart we must with our blessed Lord go over the brook Cedron, and with Him sweat great drops of sorrow before He can say for us, as He said for Himself 'It is finished.'

It's absurd to think 97 or 100 people participated in a secret conspiracy. This frightens witnesses, freezes them from testifying and opens the case to all sorts of unfair hearsay.

When I established this inquiry, I didn't know what its investigation would uncover. But I knew that our country needed a full, fair and independent determination of the facts - not hearsay, not partisan allegations, but the facts. And that's what this report has delivered.

They think they are defending me just against the board, but its my understanding that my attorney, Chuck Douglas, is going to try and take the case out of the committee and into court, ... If that happens, I suddenly get civil rights again. I get double jeopardy and hearsay protection, and they will have no case.

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.

It's been something that's been going on for some time - we're just not denying we're doing it. The big difference is that we don't buy photos on hearsay, like from the waiter. We go directly to the celebrity.

INADMISSIBLE, adj. Not competent to be considered. Hearsay evidence is inadmissible ... but there is no religion in the world that has any other basis than hearsay evidence.

Richard Nixon never raised a hand to Mrs. Nixon, ... Their affection and respect for one another is well known to all who knew them. It is inconceivable that he would have struck her for any reason. No family member or close friend has ever reported witnessing such behavior. The book contains no evidence, only rumor and second- and third-hand hearsay by the dead.

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.