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“Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.”

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Evan Esar, an American humorist, was born in 1899 and passed away in 1995. He is renowned for his unique sense of humor and extensive cultural influence. more

“I gather, young man, that you wish to be a Member of Parliament. The first lesson that you must learn is, when I call for statistics about the rate of infant mortality, what I want is proof that fewer babies died when I was Prime Minister than when anyone else was Prime Minister. That is a political statistic.”

“The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only more expensive.”

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“Art is 'I'; science is 'we'.”

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“I can't understand it. I can't even understand the people who can understand it.”

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“The usual rejoinder to someone who says 'They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Galileo' is to say 'But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown'.”

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“Science is merely an extremely powerful method of winnowing what's true from what feels good.”

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“There are many questions which fools can ask that wise men cannot answer.”

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