"The data don't lie: a Chicago street prostitute……" — Steven Levitt

"The data don't lie: a Chicago street prostitute is more likely to have sex with a cop than to be arrested by one."

— Steven Levitt

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27 Quotes by Steven Levitt

Steven Levitt has 27 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for telling stories. I take a huge pile of data…
After all, your chances of winning a lottery and of affecting an election are pretty similar. From a financial perspective,…
Solving a problem is hard enough; it gets that much harder if you’ve decided beforehand it can’t be done.
The key to learning is feedback. It is nearly impossible to learn anything without it.
When people don’t pay the true cost of something, they tend to consume it inefficiently.
The gulf between the information we proclaim & the information we know to be true is vast. In other words:…
Scarcity is a captivating book, overflowing with new ideas, fantastic stories, and simple suggestions that just might change the way…
If you own a gun and have a swimming pool in the yard, the swimming pool is almost 100 times…
Purity is a good mask for corruption because it discourages inquiry.
No matter how expert you may be, well-designed checklists can improve outcomes.
I do think that the standard media is controlled by the conventional wisdom about global warming. We've come to believe…
Many of life's decisions are hard. What kind of career should you pursue? Does your ailing mother need to be…

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More Arrested Quotes

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The only time I've been arrested was in opposing the Marble Hill nuclear power plant in Indiana. That was in… — Wendell Berry
I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in… — Benazir Bhutto
Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and… — Ambrose Bierce
I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been… — Jane Campion
I was arrested three times and tortured once. — Paulo Coelho
In the budget I will present to you, we will try to do more to speed the deportation of illegal… — William J. Clinton
Christ in this country would quite likely have been arrested under the Suppression of Communism act. — Unknown Author
Government: If you refuse to pay unjust taxes, your property will be confiscated. If you attempt to defend your property,… — Edward Abbey
The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to… — Saint John Chrysostom
Since the September 11 attacks, nearly 400 individuals have been arrested by the Justice Department as a result of ongoing… — Jo Bonner
CAIR officials or former officials have been arrested on charges related to terrorism yet all it offers is silence and… — Paul Weyrich
There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic… — Mel Gibson

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