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He used statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts; for support ra

He used statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts; for support rather than illumination. – Andrew Lang

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He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts — for support rather than for illumination. – Andrew Lang

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

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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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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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He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts — for support rather than for illumination. – Andrew Lang

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