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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Statistics'

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You cannot feed the hungry on statistics.
Heinrich Heine, German Poet (1797-1856)
We are just statistics, born to consume resources.
Horace, Roman Poet
The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics. Irrespective of what the numbers are, it's far too many.
Patricia Ireland, American Activist (1945-  )
Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason - because some people like them. It's the same with baseball statistics.
Bill James, American Writer (1949-  )
We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication.
Casey Kasem, American Actor (1932-  )
There are some scary statistics out there: one in five kids aged 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation or approach via the Internet.
Mark Kennedy, American Politician (1957-  )
It is now proved beyond doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.
Fletcher Knebel, American Author (1911-1993)
Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.
Fletcher Knebel, American Author (1911-1993)
Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.
David Korten, American Activist
An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.
Andrew Lang, Scottish Poet (1844-1912)
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than for illumination.
Andrew Lang, Scottish Poet (1844-1912)
In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.
Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist (1869-1944)
There has been this - and it's reflected in the broadcasts - this moronic use of statistics. Which has suggested to everyone who is intelligent the use of statistics is moronic.
Michael Lewis, -
Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious.
Daniel Libeskind, Polish Architect (1946-  )
Consumers are statistics. Customers are people.
Stanley Marcus, American Businessman (1905-2002)
I never was brought into the league thinking as far as, you know, statistics, things like that. We were really brought into the league in a team concept. Everything was focused around winning.
Mark Messier, Canadian Athlete (1961-  )
Smoking is one of the leading causes of all statistics.
Liza Minnelli, American Actress (1946-  )
The statistics of life out there and the statistics of intelligent beings and advanced civilization is a certainty, the way I look at it. that It has not been accepted, because we've been in an anthropocentric era.
Story Musgrave, American Astronaut (1935-  )
Danny and I wrote 10 songs in seven days, which I thought might be close to the record until you probably look at some of the Beatles statistics.
Jerry Only, Musician (1959-  )
The ownership of computers in the home is far less than the statistics show, because usually when the computer breaks down once, that is the end of it for a long, long time. They do not have the money or incentive to get the computer repaired.
Major Owens, American Politician (1936-  )
 
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