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Quote by Mark Twain
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. - Mark Twain

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

Other quotes by Mark Twain

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. – Mark Twain

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Conformity
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Mark Twain
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It is in the heart that the values lie. I wish I could make him understand that a loving heart is riches, and riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty. – Mark Twain

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Heart
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Mark Twain
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Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. – Mark Twain

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Customs
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Other Quotes from
Statistics
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I always find that statistics are hard to swallow and impossible to digest. The only one I can ever remember is that if all the people who go to sleep in church were laid end to end they would be a lot more comfortable. – Mrs. Robert A. Taft

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Statistics

Then there is the man who drowned crossing a stream with an average depth of six inches. – W.I.E. Gates

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Statistics

The theory of probabilities is at bottom nothing but common sense reduced to calculus. – Laplace, Théorie analytique des probabilités, 1820

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Statistics

Statistics are no substitute for judgment. – Henry Clay

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Statistics

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