Drunk Quote by Robert Green Ingersoll

Politicians use statistics in the same way that a drunk uses lamp-postsfor support rather than illumination.

— Andrew Lang

Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.

— Vin Scully

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

— Romano Prodi

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

Now, I know among the politically correct, you're not supposed to use facts that are uncomfortable.

— Newt Gingrich

Facts are meaningless - you could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!

— Nikhil Saluja

No longer can we afford to stuff the brains of the young with facts. The time is too short, the necessity for results too…

— Pearl S. Buck

I don’t like facts, because facts get in the way of my feelings.

— Kanye West

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.

— Sam Levenson

Sometimes the facts can get in the way of the telling of a good story. But they don't get in the way of the…

— Bennett Miller

I never let the facts get in the way of the truth!

— Farley Mowat

“Never let the facts get in the way of a good national legend.”

— Phil Ball