Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you'd think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise. Lewis Thomas contentdazzlementexist Change image and share on social
Statisticians tell us that people underestimate the sheer number of coincidences that are bound to happen in a world governed by chance. Steven Pinker bindchancecoincidence Change image and share on social
Statistics are no substitute for judgment. Henry Clay judgmentstatisticsubstitute Change image and share on social
Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory of sterility and death. Hilaire Belloc deathmethodquantitative Change image and share on social
Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom's apple pie. Harry Reasoner applebaseballcrust Change image and share on social
Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination. Vin Scully drinkilluminationlamppost Change image and share on social
Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again. Madeleine M. Kunin clickconveyemotion Change image and share on social
Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime. Alphonse Allais increasemilitarymortality Change image and share on social
Statistics is the grammar of science. Karl Pearson grammarsciencestatistic Change image and share on social
Statistics say that I'm supposed to be in jail. And I'm not supposed to be alive. Tyler Perry alivejailstatistic Change image and share on social