Conclusion Quote by Greg Mankiw

We all have a tendency to use research as a drunkard uses a lamppost – for support, not for illumination.

— David Ogilvy

“One should use information and logic as a drunkard would use a lamp post – only for support, not for illumination.”

— Sadhguru

I cannot resist making the observation that some people use statistics as a drunk uses a lamppost - more to lean on than for…

— Alfred E. Perlman

“Most people use statistics the way a drunkard uses a lamp post, more for support than illumination.”

— Randy Bartlett

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.

— Romano Prodi

I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much on research, and they…

— David Ogilvy

Theory can blind observation.

— Carol Gilligan

The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.

— Albert Einstein

He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than for illumination.

— Andrew Lang

An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.

— Andrew Lang

Theory is continually the precursor of truth; we must pass through the twilight and its shade, to arrive at the full and perfect day.

— Anonymous

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

— E. W. Howe