“I suppose he’s entitled to his opinion, but I don’t suppose it very hard.”

— Isaac Asimov

“Seven Steps to Grand Master” in Nebula Awards 22 (1988), edited by George Zebrowski
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American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston Uni… 1920–1992

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Variant: Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts.
Variant: You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.
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