"Far better an approximate answer to the right question, which is often vague, than the exact answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise."

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Source : Annals of Mathematical Statistics, Mar. 1962

John Tukey

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“As long as you keep doing the right thing and have the best product, you can beat the bigger company.”
“I felt if I didn't find anything, I would give up a scientific career altogether.”
“Companies in the East put a lot more emphasis on human relationships, while those from the West focus on the product, the bottom line. Westerners appear to have more of a need for achievement, while in the East there's more need for affiliation.”
“There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.”

Source : David Lloyd George (1918). “The Great Crusade: Extracts from Speeches Delivered During the War”
“I rank myself no higher in the scheme of things than a policeman - whose utility would disappear if there were no criminals.”
“I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them.”
“It's so easy to love. The only hard thing is to be loved. [Vincent Van Gogh]”
“That guy just cut right in front of me. But I'm not going to let it bother me. No. I'm on my way to work and I decided it doesn't matter who wants to cut in front of my lane today. I'm not going to let it bother me one bit. Once I get to work, find myself a parking space, if somebody wants to jump ahead of me and take it, I'm going to let them.”

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