"If you torture the data long enough, it will confess."

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Source : "A Comment on Daniel Klein's 'A Plea to Economists Who Favor Liberty'" by Gordon Tullock, Eastern Economic Journal, 2001.

Ronald Coase

#Truth Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Data Quotes

“Exactly halfway between exegesis and practical theology stands dogmatics,”
“Every time you post something online you have a choice. You can either make it something that adds to the happiness levels in the world-or you can make it something that takes away.”

Source : Zoe Sugg (2016). “Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella”, p.333, Simon and Schuster
“We all take losses and it's about getting up and coming back.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Oh, here's a clever one. Do you remember this question from the first test?It reads, 'What wrong with this statement?' And do you know what Constance wrote in reply? She wrote, 'What's wrong with you?”
“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science. We do not know beforehand where fundamental insights will arise from about our mysterious and lovely solar system. The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.”
“Ive decided to sell my Hooverâ€¦ well, it was just collecting dust.”
“I think he likes it. He fits in with our ethos. He's a good worker and is an excellent pro. Thank goodness he likes his training or else he wouldn't settle here.”
“Anything can have happened in Oklahoma. Practically everything has.”

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