The mathematician, carried along on his flood of symbols, dealing apparently with purely formal truths, may still reach results of endless importance for our description of the physical universe. — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
The right to live does not connote the right of each man to reproduce his kind ... As we lessen the stringency of natural… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
I look upon statistics as the handmaid of medicine, but on that very account I hold that it befits medicine to treat her handmaid… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
“Her statistics were more than a study... For her, Quetelet was the hero as scientist, and the presentation copy of his Physique Sociale is… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
Order and reason, beauty and benevolence, are characteristics and conceptions which we find solely associated with the mind of man. — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
“The starting point of Darwin 's theory of evolution is precisely the existence of those differences between individual members of a race or species… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
The scientific method of examining facts is not peculiar to one class of phenomena and to one class of workers; it is applicable to… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
The classification of facts, the recognition of their sequence and relative significance is the function of science, and the habit of forming a judgment… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
No matter how much we enjoy following the lives of the rich and famous, we know the world is affected more deeply by quiet,… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
That which is measured improves. That which is measured and reported improves exponentially. — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
Medals are great encouragement to young men and lead them to feel their work is of value, I remember how keenly I felt this… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
There is no shortcut to truth, no way to gain knowledge of the universe except through the gateway of the scientific method. — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
There is no short cut to truth, no way to gain a knowledge of the universe except through the gateway of scientific method. — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
