Statistics Quotes

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God forbid that Truth should be confined to Mathematical Demonstration! — William Blake
Reason, or the ratio of all we have already known, is not the same that it shall be when we know more. — William Blake
The manipulation of statistical formulas is no substitute for knowing what one is doing. — Hubert M. Blalock
The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word processor', I replied, 'They used to say the same thing… — Roy Blount, Jr.
We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words. — Niels Bohr
When evaluating a model, at least two broad standards are relevant. One is whether the model is consistent with the data. The other is whether… — Kenneth A. Bollen
The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organsie gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the… — Edward de Bono
The various estimates of the height of the true summit vary considerably, but by taking an average of these figures it is possible to say… — William Ernest Bowman
It has been a fortunate fact in the modern history of physical science that the scientist constructing a new theoretical system has nearly always found… — R. B. Braithwaite
How is it possible to suspend topaz in one cup of the balance and weigh it against amethyst in the other; or who in a… — Ernest Bramah
Historians will consider this a dark age. Science historians can read Galileos technical correspondence from the 1590s but not Marvin Minskys from the 1960s. — Stewart Brand
I do not believe in things. I believe in relationships. — Georges Braque
The basis for poetry and scientific discovery is the ability to comprehend the unlike in the like and the like in the unlike. — Jacob Bronowski
No one can tell time except approximately, time never stands still to be named. — Fredric Brown
The religion of one seems madness unto another. — Thomas Browne
The pessimist is the man who believes things couldn't possibly be worse, to which the optimist replies: 'Oh yes they could!' — Vladimir Bukovsky
I would give my life for a man who is looking for the truth. But I would gladly kill a man who thinks that he… — Luis Bunuel
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent. — Edmund Burke
So strong is the power of superstition that even though we know that we have been reverencing a sham, yet still we hesitate to admit… — Edgar Rice Burroughs
Could it be that there were other things more desirable than cold logic and undefiled brain power? — Edgar Rice Burroughs

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