Quote by Sadhguru

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

— Randy Bartlett

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

— David Ogilvy

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

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

— Andrew Lang

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

Every man should use his intellect, not as he uses his lamp in the study, only for his own seeing, but as the lighthouse…

— Henry Ward Beecher

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

— Andrew Lang

It's so important, so comforting, to have lampposts in this world who can light the way.

— Lea Michele

“Throwing lamps at people who need to lighten up...”

— Nitya Prakash

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

— Vin Scully

“The lamp of light.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita