Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It is futile to try to make the universe add up. But I guess we must go on anyhow. — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
The purpose of models is not to fit the data but to sharpen the question. — Samuel Karlin Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about averages is that they hide the truth very effectively. — Avinash Kaushik Copy Share Image
It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics. — Fletcher Knebel Copy Share Image
According to new statistics, Pope Francis is the most talked about person on the Internet. And not only that, he has the… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“...it is worth looking closer and remembering something Marcos Alvito told me: Statistics are like a bikini. They show so much, but… — Dave Zirin Copy Share Image
Statistics can be so misleading. It is funny, though, how often at the moment you see one team had 60 per cent… — Neil Warnock Copy Share Image
We must grant the artist his subject, his idea, his donn´e: our criticism is applied only to what he makes of it. — Henry James Copy Share Image
I'm a mathematician. I can trade in facts about false positives and absolute truths about accuracy and statistics with complete confidence. — Hannah Fry Copy Share Image
I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one… — Robert Sternberg Copy Share Image
'Totally mad,' he said, 'utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.' — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
The combination of some data and an aching desire for an answer does not ensure that a reasonable answer can be extracted… — John Tukey Copy Share Image
There is certainly the intention of efforts like the Common Core to raise education standards and make sure that every student masters… — Anya Kamenetz Copy Share Image
A lot of times, especially when it comes to political debates, people get caught up in esoteric statistics. So the realest thing… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
“We may at once admit that any inference from the particular to the general must be attended with some degree of uncertainty,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You read statistics all the time like, "13 million people are at risk because of the severe drought in East Africa," but… — Scarlett Johansson Copy Share Image
Does anyone believe that the difference between the Lebesgue and Riemann integrals can have physical significance, and that whether say, an airplane… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We have already noticed the difference in the attitude of a spectator and of an agent or participant. The former is indifferent… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
If you're the kind of person who likes numbers and statistics, I'm the long shot - the Lotto Powerball winner. I'm the… — Tracy Morgan Copy Share Image
I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
It is often said that the progression from simple to complex runs counter to the normal statistics of chance that are formalized… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
Economist Frederick Thayer has studied the history of our balanced-budget crusades and has come up with some depressing statistics. We have had… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Some people hate the very name of statistics, but I find them full of beauty and interest. Whenever they are not brutalized,… — Francis Galton Copy Share Image
I think that today, more so than ever, corporate responsibility is the best strategic as well as financial path that most businesses… — Jeffrey Hollender Copy Share Image
The chief instrument of American statistics is the census, which should accomplish a two-fold object. It should serve the country by making… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
Incredibly, nearly 70,000 Young Adults between 15-39 are diagnosed with cancer each year. 10,000 will not survive. This is a very important… — Jenna Morasca Copy Share Image
“Another mistaken notion connected with the law of large numbers is the idea that an event is more or less likely to… — Leonard Mlodinow Copy Share Image
“Significance unfortunately is a useful means toward a personal ends in the advance of science - status and widely distributed publications, a… — Stephen Thomas Ziliak Copy Share Image
