Variability Quotes

19 quotes by 16 authors

Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather. — David Hare
According to any textbook on dynamic meteorology, one may reasonably conclude that in a warmer world, extratropical storminess and weather variability will actually decrease. — Richard Lindzen
The modern joint stock firm is the outcome of innumerable decisions made by individual entrepreneurs, owners and managers. For these decision makers the choices among… — Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.
Cultural diversity and cultural change are desirable and inevitable. We are cultural animals, someone without a culture is not human. But the cultures we possess… — Martin Wolf
The five-year mean global temperature has been flat for the last decade, which we interpret as a combination of natural variability and a slow down… — James Hansen
When an investor focuses on short-term investments, he or she is observing the variability of the portfolio, not the returns - in short, being fooled… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents. — Peter Garrett
The reduced variability of small populations is not always due to accidental gene loss, but sometimes to the fact that the entire population was started… — Ernst Mayr
The statistical method is required in the interpretation of figures which are at the mercy of numerous influences, and its object is to determine whether… — Austin Bradford Hill
Our analysis shows that, for the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change. The deadly European… — James Hansen
That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no… — Richard Owen
It has become very difficult for anyone to argue that observed global warming is natural variability. We have good reason for being able to say… — James Hansen
Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so no two bodies are alike, and no two individuals react… — William Osler
Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Technology tends toward avoidance of risks by investors. Uncertainty is ruled out if possible. People generally prefer the predictable. Few recognize how destructive this can… — Frank Herbert
Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
In the scale of life there is a gradual decline in physical variability, as the organism has gathered into itself resources for meeting the exigencies… — Chauncey Wright
Everyone's life has a path,which is unique like a thumbprint variability — Ahmad Nuhu#
Based on the laws of physics, the effect on temperature of man's contribution to atmospheric CO2 levels is minuscule and indiscernible from the natural variability… — Robert L Scotto

Who Wrote These Variability Quotes

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