Quote by Lewis Thomas
Statistically, the probability of any of us being here is so small

Statistically, the probability of any of us being here is so small that youd think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in contented dazzlement of surprise. – Lewis Thomas

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We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earths creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still. – Lewis Thomas

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Future
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The central task of science is to arrive, stage by stage, at a clearer comprehension of nature, but this does not at all mean, as it is sometimes claimed to mean, a search for mastery over nature. – Lewis Thomas

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Science
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Sometimes you get a glimpse of a semicolon coming, a few lines farther on, and it is like climbing a steep path through woods and seeing a wooden bench just at a bend in the road ahead, a place where you can expect to sit for a moment, catching your breath. – Lewis Thomas

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Grammar
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There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up. – Rex Stout, Death of a Doxy

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Statistics

Satan delights equally in statistics and in quoting scripture…. – H.G. Wells, The Undying Fire

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Statistics

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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Statistics

Statistics can be made to prove anything – even the truth. – Author Unknown

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Statistics

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