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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If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself and not try to fob it off on anon., or on society. – Lewis Thomas

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Society
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The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education and, most of all, in the training of interns, is the irresistible drive to do something, anything. It is expected by patients and too often agreed to by their doctors, in the face of ignorance. – Lewis Thomas

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Education
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At this early stage in our evolution, now through our infancy and into our childhood and then, with luck, our growing up, what our species needs most of all, right now, is simply a future. – Lewis Thomas

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Future
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Do not put your faith in what statistics say until you have carefully considered what they do not say. – William W. Watt

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Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. – Aaron Levenstein

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Statistics

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. – Mark Twain

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Statistics

Round numbers are always false. – Samuel Johnson

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Statistics

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