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Statistics Quotes by Hal Clement
- Human beings are prone to believe the things they wish were true.
- Some things are to hard to believe, however entertaining they might be to hear or read.
More Statistics Quotes
- The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to… — Norman Ralph Augustine
- If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. — Red Adair
- We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have… — Niels Bohr
- The pulpit and the optimist are always talking about the human race's steady march toward ultimate perfection. As usual, they leave out… — Mark Twain
- If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of… — Mark Twain
- If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already… — Saint Augustine
- I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an… — Louis D. Brandeis
- The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of… — Rita Mae Brown