"The plural on anecdote is not evidence"

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Michael Mauboussin

#Anecdotes Quotes #Evidence Quotes

“Twitter is crack for media addicts,”

Source : "Stop the World" by George Packer, www.newyorker.com. January 29, 2010.
“I think older women still have a full life. Maybe the writers don't address it these days, but it doesn't change the fact.”
“True happiness comes only through sharing in the trials and successes of other persons and of our community. Hence it is essential that any true conception of happiness contain the promise of full commitment to the life of the society.”
“Congress can't take the year off, election or no election.”
“The best musicians answer something in you when you don't even know the question.”

Source : Allison Pearson (2011). “I Think I Love You”, p.224, Random House
“I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Nothing is absolute any longer. There is a choice of beliefs and a choice of truths to go with them. If you choose not to choose then there is no truth at all. There are only points of view.”

Source : Mordecai Richler (1955). “Son of a smaller hero: a novel”
“The person who sits at his or her desk the longest is not necessarily the best. In fact, he or she might also be the least efficient. It's also often the case that people with family responsibilities are particularly productive at work.”

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