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Often statistics are used as a drunken man uses lamp posts... for

Often statistics are used as a drunken man uses lamp posts… for support rather than illumination. – Source Unknown

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The temperate persons pleasures are durable because they are regular; and all their life is calm and serene, because it is innocent. – Source Unknown

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I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live. – Louis D. Brandeis

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The average human has one breast and one testicle. – Des McHale

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Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable. – Author Unknown

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Statistics are no substitute for judgment. – Henry Clay

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