"One of the most striking and fundamental things about probability theory is that it leads to an understanding of the otherwise strange fact that events which are individually capricious and unpredictable can, when treated en masse, lead to very stable average performances."

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Source : Warren Weaver (2012). “Lady Luck: The Theory of Probability”, p.361, Courier Corporation

Warren Weaver

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“Grace can never properly be said to exist without beauty; for it is only in the elegant proportions of beautiful forms that can be found that harmonious variety of line and motion which is the essence and charm of grace.”
“Whether that is me retiring, staying here or going somewhere else, it will be on my terms. I've made it to this point, and I felt great that I have the choice to make it for myself.”
“The best cookies of all in the world are the ones my daughter Sally makes. They come out all uniform with nice little air holes.”
“You know one little way in which baseball changes us? We don't even think twice about Japanese names anymore. You know what I mean?”
“We love we know not what, and therefore everything allures us.”
“Bach is thus a terminal point. Nothing comes from him; everything merely leads to him.”
“I think every rapper should know how to sing, like a little bit. I mean common man it'll make your rapping better straight up.”
“I think that laughter and smiling are some of the best antidotes to ageing that you could possibly have. In general, I pretty much think of myself as still being about 5.”

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