If you want to inspire confidence, give plenty of statistics. It does not matter that they should be accurate, or read more

If you want to inspire confidence, give plenty of statistics. It does not matter that they should be accurate, or even intelligible, as long as there is enough of them.

The order of the world is always right -- such is the judgment of God. For God has departed, but read more

The order of the world is always right -- such is the judgment of God. For God has departed, but he has left his judgment behind, the way the Cheshire Cat left his grin.

Statisticians probably do it

Statisticians probably do it

Round numbers are always false.

Round numbers are always false.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into thereoms.

Statistics are like lampposts: they are good to lean on, but they don't shed much light.

Statistics are like lampposts: they are good to lean on, but they don't shed much light.

Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.

Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.

A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.

A single death is a tragedy,
a million deaths is a statistic.