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Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable fact

Definition of Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures. – Evan Esar

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Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary. – Evan Esar

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Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures dont lie, but admits than under analysis some of them wont stand up either. – Evan Esar

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Its wonderful to have the most important thing in the world there first thing in the morning. And especially in this business, where the opportunity to think everything is about you is there every day, now I really know that it isnt all about me. – Kate Beckinsale

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