"It is commonly believed that anyone who tabulates numbers is a statistician. This is like believing that anyone who owns a scalpel is a surgeon."

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Robert Hooke

#Believe Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Statistics Quotes

“I'm not sentimental about war. I see nothing noble in widows.”

Source : "Fictional character: Lt. Cmdr. Charles E. "Charlie" Madison". "The Americanization of Emily", 1964.
“The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we were touching on a period big with the most important changes.”
“Remote and ineffectual don.”
“Well, I woke up one morning around Christmas, went as far as the shops, and when I got to the corner I felt this violent pain in me left leg. I mentioned it to my daughter and she took me instantly to the hospital. It turned out it was vasculitis. In other words, you can have your leg off.”
“I didn't watch the Emmys because - well, for one, I have been to awards shows, and I understand how it works. For another, sour grapes. Actually, that's probably number one.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“People wait in line to see me, saying there's plenty of living to be done even if you have an HIV diagnosis. People say they are 10- or 15-year survivors and still moving forward.”
“Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling.”
“I don't view Twitter as a promotional tool but as a really, really, really cool cocktail party.”

Source : "Mtv Geek Interview: Kurt Busiek And Brent Anderson At The Barcelona Comicon!". Interview with Janna O'shea, www.mtv.com. April 22, 2011.

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